IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10513 of 2009 KRISHNA KUMAR MAHTO, Son of Late Sita Ram Mahto, Resident of Mohalla-Sri Ram Apartment, G-01, Kamta Path, East Boring Canal Road, P.S.- Budha Colony, District- Patna. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Co-operative, Govt. of Bihar office having at 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Co-operative, Govt. of Bihar, office having at 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 25.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner was appointed as Member of Bihar State Co- operative Tribunal, Patna under notification bearing Memo no. 1680 dated 29.04.2008 (Annexure-1) for a period of one year. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that in terms of the provisions of the Bihar State Co-operative Tribunal Rules the tenure of the Member of the Co-operative Tribunal is two years or until attaining the age of 65 years. For extending the tenure of the petitioner a report was called for from the Secretary of the Tribunal, which has been submitted under letter no. 123 dated 01.04.2009 (Annexure-6) but the authorities of the Department have not considered the matter concerning the extension of the tenure of the petitioner and for such purpose petitioner has filed representation which is dated 12.02.2009 and is contained in annexure-3 to this writ application. Let the Secretary of the Department consider the representation of the petitioner dated 12.02.2009 in the light of similar notification bearing Memo no. 3040 dated 31.10.2006 (Annexure-2) in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within one - 2 - month from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Uday/ (V. N. Sinha, J.)