IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3120 of 2007 RASH BIHARI MISHRA, son of Laxmi Mishra, resident of Mohalla – Maurya Vihar, PS Phulwarisharif, District Patna, Bihar…. Petitioner Versus 1. THE SECRETARY,PATNA ZILA KHADI GRAMODYOG Sangh, Ashok Rajpath, Muradpur, Patna -4 2. Mantri, Bihar Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, Sarvodaya Gram Muzaffarpur ….. Respondents ----------- 02- 1.10.2008 Heard learned Junior Counsel to Mr. Radha Mohan Singh for the petitioner, and Mr.Sunil Kumar for the respondents. The petitioner is an employee of the Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh, and was posted at its Bikram Branch. The same for administrative reasons was merged with Danapur Branch. The petitioner raised certain grievances before the authorities regarding his status consequent upon the merger of the two Branches leading to the present writ petition. 2. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. 3. It appears on a perusal of the materials on record and consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties that Patna Zila Khadi Gramodyog Sangh is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. It is evidently not `State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India and, therefore, this writ petition is not maintainable. I had the occasion to deal with an identical matter in CWJC No.13383 of 2004 (Ram Briksh Prasad vs. - 2 - Khadi & Village Industries Commission & Ors.), which was rejected on the identical ground by order dt. 4.7.2005. 4. The writ petition is dismissed. ( S K Katriar ) mrl