IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 15143 of 2005 Krishna Kumar Upadhyaya, son of late Narmadeshwar Upadhyaya, resident Of Village – Chandwa, P S – Nawada, District – Bhojpur, at present residing at Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, P S – Pirbahore, Dist – Patna - Petitioner Versus 1. 1 Khadi & Village Industries Commission through Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Industries, Government of India, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 56 2. Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Industries, Government of India, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 56 3. State Director, Office of the Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Post – B V College, Sheikhpura, Patna – 14 4. Bihar Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, through its Secretary Sarvodayagram, Muzaffarpur - 2 5. Secretary, Bihar Khadi and Gramodyog Sangh, Head Office – Sarvodayagram, Muzaffarpur – 2 6. Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh through its Secretary, H Q – Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, P S – Pirbahore, District – Patna 7. The Secretary, Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, H Q – Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, P S – Pirbahore, Dist – Patna 8. Shri Nirmal Chand, the President, Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, P S – Pirbahore, Dist – Patna 9. Shri Madan Prasad, the Secretary, Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, P S – Pirbahore, Dist – Patna 10. The Union of India through the Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Government of India, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 56 - Respondents WITH CWJC No 3370 of 2006 Krishna Choudhary, son of Shri Dukhharan Choudhary, resident of Village – Lakhnaur, P S – Bhagwanganj, District – Patna, presently Residing at Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Gramodyog Kendra, National Hall, Kadamkuan, P S – Kadamkuan, District – Patna - Petitioner Versus 1 Union of India through the Commissioner for Khadi and Village Industries, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056 2 Commissioner – cum – Chief Executive Officer, Khadi and Village Industries, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056 2 3 The Director, State Office of the Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Dr Rajendra Prasad MDTC, Sheikhpura, Patna – 800 014 4 The Deputy Director, State Office of the Commissioner, Khadi and Village Industries, Dr Rajendra Prasad MDTC, Sheikhpura, Patna – 800 014 5 Bihar Khadi Gramodyog Sangh through its Secretary, Sarvodaygram, Muzaffarpur – 2 6 The Secretary, Bihar Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Sarvodaygram, Muzaffarpur – 2 7 Patna Zila Khadi and Gramodyog Sangh through its Secretary, H O – Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, Patna – 800 004 8 Secretary, Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, H O – Ashok Raj Path, Muradpur, Patna – 800 004 - Respondents WITH CWJC No 6323 of 2004 Krishna Choudhary, son of Shri Dukhharan Choudhary, resident of Village – Lakhnaur, P S – Bhagwanganj, District – Patna at present Patna Zila Gramodyog Sangh, National Hall, Gramodyog Kendra, Kadamkuan, P S – Kadamkuan, District – Patna - Petitioner Versus 1 Khadi and Village Industries Commission through its Chief Executive Officer, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056 2 The Chief Executive Officer, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056 3 The Director, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, State Office, Dr Rajendra Prasad, MDTC, Sheikhpura, Patna – 800 014 4 Deputy Director, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, State Office, Dr Rajendra Prasad, MDTC, Sheikhpura, Patna – 800 014 5 Patna Zila Khadi and Gramodyog Sangh through its Secretary, H O – Ashok Rajpath, Muradpur, Patna – 4 6 Secretary, Patna Zila Khadi and Gramodyog Sangh, H O – Ashok Rajpath, Muradpur, Patna – 4 - Respondents ----------- 4 31.07.2009 In all these 3 writ applications, the petitioners were employees of the Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh. They are independent NGOs. Similar matters have come up before this Court wherein this Court has held that no writ petition is maintainable against the said organization as it is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 3 of the Constitution. No relief is sought for against the Khadi and Village Industries Commission. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioners very fairly seeks permission to withdraw the writ applications to enable the petitioners to pursue their remedy before appropriate forum, as may be advised, without prejudice to the rights and contentions which they may raise before those forums which would be considered and decided on its own merit as this Court has not gone into any question, as raised by the petitioners. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petitions are permitted to be withdrawn and disposed of as such. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)