IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1435 of 2011 ASHOK KUMAR SINHA & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Shivendra Kishore,Advocate Mr. Md.Anisur Rahmad, Advocate For BISCOMAUN:- Mr.Vikas Kumar, Advocate For Provident Fund Commission:- Mr. R.S. Pradhan,Senior Advocate For the State: Mr. Shantanu Kumar, A.C. to AAG-VI. ------- 2. 28.1.2011 Heard learned counsels for the parties. Learned counsel for BISCOMAUN takes preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition against BISCOMAUN, which is a Co-operative Society and not ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. This Court by order dated 17.1.2011 passed in C.W.J.C.No.20735/2010 and its analogous cases has held that the writ petitions are not maintainable against BISCOMAUN, unless it stands superseded and an Administrator or Special Officer is appointed by the State Government. Admittedly, such is not the position. In the above circumstances, for the reasons stated in the order dated 17.1.2011 in the aforesaid batch of cases, the present writ application is also dismissed as not maintainable. - 2 - It is made clear that it would be open to the petitioner to pursue any other remedy provided to him by law. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )