IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18581 of 2011 1. Radhika Raman Prasad S/O Late Chandu Mandal R/O Mohalla- Karharia, P.O.- Banka, District- Banka 2. Shyam Sunder Singh S/O Late Harihar Prasad Singh R/O Village- Doma Khanrh, P.S.- Samukhiya Morh, District- Banka ---Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary Cooperative Department, Bihar, Patna 2. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bihar, Patna 3. The Managing Director Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ashok Raj Path, Patna 4. The Managing Director Cum Member Secretary Bhagalpur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Bhagalpur 5. The Bhagalpur Samburg Sahayog Samittee Ltd., Bhagalpur ---Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 24.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Prasad, learned counsel for the respondent no.3. Petitioners claiming themselves employees of the Bhagalpur Samburg Sahayog Samittee have prayed for payment of salary, which according to them, have been withheld since 01.01.2001 till the date of filing of the application. On going through the pleadings made in the writ petition, it does not appear that the Bhagalpur Samburg Sahayog Samittee is a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. In that view of the matter, the application deserves to be dismissed, which is, accordingly, dismissed. However, dismissal of this application shall not preclude the petitioners from raising their grievance before the appropriate authority of the respondent-Bank and the respondent-Bank from considering the representation(s) in accordance with law. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)