IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1390 of 2009 1. MOHAN SAH S/O CHANDRA SAH R/O CHAPAWA, P.S.- SUGAULI, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN Versus …………APPELLANT/RESPONDENT. 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN 3.DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN 4.S.D.M., SADAR MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN 5.DEPUTY COLLECTOR MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN 6.CIRCLE OFFICER SUGAULI BLOCK, EAST CHAMPARAN 7.OFFICER-IN-CHARGE SUGALI POLICE STATION, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 8.THE COMMISSIONER null TIRHUT RANGE, MUZAFFARPUR. ………RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT. 9.HEMNARAYAN JHA S/O LATE BABAN JHA VILL.- FULWARIA, P.S.- SUGALI, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN. …………PETITIONER/RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3/ 12.01.2011 Having heard counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that the issue raised in the connected writ application and consequently in this appeal has become academic, inasmuch as, the period of settlement either in favour of the writ petitioner or in the favour of respondent-appellant was confined to the financial year 2009-2010 ending on 31st March 2010. In that view of the matter as on date, the direction given by the learned Single Judge in the impugned order cannot 2 affect either party. The issue as to whether the Deputy Development Commissioner had the power to make such settlement in favour of the appellant or the Sub-divisional Officer could have made such settlement in favour of the respondent-writ petitioner is left open which if need be, would be adjudicated in any future proceedings before an appropriate forum without being prejudiced by any observation made in this order or the order of the learned Single Judge in the connected writ petition. With the aforementioned observation, this appeal is disposed of. Ranjan (T. Meena Kumari,J) (Mihir Kumar Jha,J)