IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14948 of 2011 1. Phulparas Block Fishermen Cooperative Society Ltd. Through Its Chief Executive (Mantri), Ram Sagar Mukhiya Null R/O Vill.-Phulparas, O.P. And P.S.-Phulparas, Distt.-Madhubani. 2. Ram Sagar Mukhiya S/O Shri Bokai Mukhiya R/O Vill.-Phulparas, P.S.-Phupparas, Distt.-Madhubani. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Co-Operative Deptt., Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Co-Operative Society, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Registrar, Co-Operative Officer, Madhubani. 4. The District Co-Operative Officer, Madhubani. 5. The Chief Election Officer, Biihar State Election Authority, Bairak No.11, Patna Old Secretariat, P.S. Secretariat, Distt.-Patna. 6. Phulparas Block Women Fishermen Self Supporting, Co-Operative Society Ltd. Through Its Chief Executive (Mantri), Smt. Bhular Devi, W/O Ashok Sahani R/O Vill. And P.O.-Sugapatti, P.S. Phulparas, Distt.- Madhubani. 2 18.10.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.6. The petitioner no.1 is the Phulparas Block Fishermen Co-operative Society Limited and petitioner no.2 is one of its members. The petitioner Co-operative Society is registered under 1935 Cooperative Societies Act. The petitioners submit that respondent no.6 namely Phulparas Block Women Fishermen Self Supporting Co-operative Society Limited is registered under 1996 Self Supporting Co-operative Societies Act. The petitioners submit that by Bihar Act 22/10 an amendment was brought vide Bihar Cooperative Societies Amendment Act, 2010 to amend the Bihar Cooperative Societies Act, 1935. By the amendment a new section 11B after section 11A of the 1935 Cooperative Societies Act has been 2 added. As the amendment states that all the existing Fishermen Cooperative Societies either registered under 1935 Act or 1996 Self Supporting Cooperative Societies Act would merge into one larger Cooperative Society at the block level, all the members of the registered society within the block would become member of the newly formed Cooperative Society. The amendment also provided that till election of Managing Committee is made, an adhoc Managing Committee would be formed by the Registrar of the Government for a maximum period of one year. The petitioners submit that in view of the amendment, an adhoc Managing Committee has been constituted of 11 members. The grievance of the petitioners is that all the 11 members belong to respondent no.6 namely Phulparas Block Women Fishermen Self Supporting Co- operative Society Limited. The petitioners submit that respondent no.6 got registration in the name of Phulparas Prakhand Mahila Matasyajivi Swalambi Sahyog Sahkari Samiti Limited, but it has many male members. Counsel for the State as well as counsel appearing for respondent no.6 submits that in similar matter this court by order dated 47.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3925 of 2011(Sulekha Devi Vs State of Bihar & Ors) has remitted the matter to the Registrar, Cooperative Societies for considering the grievance. 3 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, if the petitioners make their grievance by way of filing a representation before the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, the same would be disposed of within a period of four weeks from the date of its filing after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. KHAN (S.P. Singh,J)