IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.356 of 2011 1. Md.Azam, S/o Late Gazar Khan, R/o Village-Ghoprakri,P.S.-Inarwa, District-West Champaran. 2. Prem Chand Mahto, S/o Bhikhari Mahto, R/o Village-Jagdi, P.S.- Bhangha, District-West Champaran. 3. Awadhesh Kumar, S/o Hira Lal Prasad, R/o Village-Jhanjhari, P.S.- Inarwa, District-West Champaran. 4. Abdul Baqi, S/o Late Abdul Bari, R/o Village-Shahpur, Parsauni, P.S.- Inarwa, District-West Champaran. …. Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Sugarcane Development Department, Patna New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Cane Commissioner, Bihar, Patna New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, West Champaran cum Chairman Joint Zonal Development Council, Bettiah, West Champaran. 5. The Case Officer, Ramnagar, West Champaran. 6. The Cane Officer, Narkatiaganj, West Champaran. 7. New Swadeshi Sugar Mills Ltd. Narkatiaganj, West Champaran. …… Respondents. For the petitioners : Mrs. Susmita Mishra, Advocate. For Respondent no. 7 : Mr. Y.V.Giri, Sr. Advocate. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate. ----------- 3. 17.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities and learned counsel for Respondent no.7. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for directing the Principal Secretary, Sugarcane Development Department, Patna(Respondent no. 2) to dispose of Case No. 1 of 2010-11 filed by the petitioners under Section 31(2) of the Bihar Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply & Purchase) Act, 1981 expeditiously in as much as the aforesaid case is pending since 09.09.2009 and the hearing has already been concluded on 03.11.2010 and the order has been reserved and the cane season is going to be over soon. 2 3. It is not in dispute that the aforesaid case was filed by the petitioners under section 31(2) of the Act before the Principal Secretary, Sugarcane Development Department, Patna on 09.09.2009 whereafter the other side appeared and the case was finally heard on 03.11.2010 and order was reserved but the authority was transferred and hence, the hearing was again started on 12.01.2011 but on that date, adjournment was granted at the instance of Respondent no. 7 after some hearing and on the next date i.e. 14.01.2001 the case could not be taken up due to non- availability of the authority and now 24.01.2011 is fixed as the next date in the case. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the said authority to dispose of the petitioners’ case by 15th February, 2011 if the petitioners produce a copy of this order on the next date fixed in the case i.e. 24.01.2011. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)