IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9715 of 2011 1. RAGHUBIR SINGH, S/O- LATE SANT LAL SINGH, R/O- VILLAGE- ASKARANPUR, P.O.- BOARI, P.S.- SARAI, DISTRICT- VAISHALI. 2. PRABHUNATH SINGH, S/O- LATE BHUP NARAIN SINGH, VILLAGE- PARMANANDPUR, P.O.- PARKHOLIVIA, VIA- LALGANJ, P.S.- LALGANJ, DISTRICT- VAISHALI. 3. SITARAM SINGH, S/O- LATE TEJ NARAIN SINGH, VILLAE- GOPALPUR, P.O.- GOKHULA, P.S.- BIDUPUR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI. ……. Petitioners Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE MARKETING UNION LIMITED, PATNA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE MARKETING UNION LIMITED, PATNA. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THE BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE MARKETING UNION LIMITED, PATNA. 4. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE MARKETING UNION LIMITED, OFFICE SITUATED AT KACHHARI MAIDAN, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE RANGE MANAGER, THE BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE MARKETING UNION LIMITED, OFFICER, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR. …. Respondents For the petitioner : Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Ishwari Singh, Advocate. ----------- 2 24.06.2011 Heard both sides. Petitioner seeks a direction upon the authorities of the Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Ltd ( for short the BISCOMAN) for payment of his arrears of salary and other dues. Confronted with the judgment by a Full Bench of this Court in the case of Rajendra Prasad Sah 2000 (4) P.L.J.R. 273 wherein it has been held that BISCOMAN is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to pursue his 2 representation before the concerned authorities for ventilation of his grievance. This Court, in the facts and circumstances of the case, permits the petitioner to pursue his representation filed before the authorities. The application is dismissed with the aforesaid liberty. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)