IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22189 of 2018 ====================================================== Ayodhya Mallah @ Ayodhya Chaudhary S/o late Sukh Das Mallah @ Sukh Das Chaudhary R/o village-Chaharya, P.S-Durgawati, Dist Kaimur at Bhabhua ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. The Director, Fisheries Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, cum Collector, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 4. The District Co-operative officer Kaimur at Bhabhua. 5. The District Co-operative officer Kaimur at Bhabhua. 6. The Additional Collector, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 7. The Mantri, Fishery District Co-operative Society Matsya Zila Sahkari Samiti, Durgawati, Block and 8. The District Fishery officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 9. The District Fishery officer cum Chief Executive officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 10. The Anchal Adhikari, Durgawati Anchal, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 11. The Block Developmetn Officer, Durgawati Block District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 12. The Block Fishery Extention Officer, Block- Durgawati, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 13. Md Sahebjama Khan, S/o Late Yahiya Khan, R/o village Chahariya, PS- Durgawati, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 14. Khursheeed Khan, Son of Sri Syed Khan, R/o village Chahariya, PS- Durgawati, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 15. Raj Kumari Devi W/o sri Keshav Prasad, R/o village Chahariya, PS- Durgawati, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md.Khurshid Alam -Aag12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 06-01-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred for the Patna High Court CWJC No.22189 of 2018(3) dt.06-01-2026 2/3 following relief(s): (i) For issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the lease and acceptance dated 21.7.2017 showing ponds are settled in the name of Md Sahebjama Khan, Khursheed Khan and one Raj Kumari Devi regarding the ponds appertaining to Khata no 298 Khesra no 432, 506 and 874 as contained in Annexure-6 to this petition, because the settlee are neither comes from Mallah caste nor they are members of the Fishery Committee. (ii) For issuance of further writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to grant lease of ponds in question to the genuine candidates like petitioner who are the members of Fishery Samiti, Durgawati because only the members of Fishery Committee is entitled to get the sairat for fishing work. (iii) And / or pass such other order or orders as deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. 3. Learned counsel representing the respondent nos. 13 to 15 submit that the lease period was from 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2019 and the said period has already come to an end and in that background, the writ petition has become infructuous. 4. Taking note of the aforesaid facts that the period Patna High Court CWJC No.22189 of 2018(3) dt.06-01-2026 3/3 has already lapsed and the writ petition has become infructuous, the same is accordingly disposed of. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U