IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2153 of 2011 1. MANIHARI BLOCK BOAT TRAFFIC CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. DILARPUR THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN CUM MEMBER DEO NARAYAN SINGH S/O LATE MITHAN SINGH 2. MANIHARI BLOCK BOAT TRAFFIC CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. THROUGH ITS SECRETARY-CUM-MEMBER ARUN KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE LAKARI SINGH AT AND P.O. DILARPUR P.S. MANIHARI DIST. KATIHAR --- PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH COLLECTOR, KATIHAR DIST. KATIHAR. 2. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, PURNEA, DIST. PURNEA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM COLLECTOR, KATIHAR DIST. KATIHAR 4. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR(REVENUE) KATIHAR DIST. KATIHAR 5. THE SENIOR DEPUTY COLLECTOR(REVENUE) DIST. KATIHAR 6. SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MANIHARI DIST. KATIHAR 7. ANCHAL ADHIKARI MANIHARI DIST KATIHAR 8. THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BIHAR PATNA 9. THE JOINT REGISTRATION CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES PURNEA 10. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER,.DIST. KATIHAR 11. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES KATIHAR, DIST. KATIHAR 12. PREVIOUS M.L.A. BISHWANATH SINGH SON OF LATE KESHO SINGH AT AND P.O. MANIHARI DIST. KATIHAR 13. MAHESHANAND JHA SON OF LATE GANPAT JHA R/O BHARTIYA COLONY, P.O SAHIBGANJ DIST. SAHEBGANJ, JHARKHAND 14. SHAHADEO YADAV SON OF LATE KHIYALI YADAV AT P.O. MANIHARI DIST. KATIHAR --- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03 28.02.2011 Petitioners are present in person. State is represented by learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no.23. It is the case of the petitioners that they are bonafide share holder/members of Manihari Bock Boat Traffic Cooperative Society Ltd. Dilarpur which is a society registered under Bihar and Orissa Co-operative Societies Act 1935, having Registration no. 1 Katihar dated 25th January 1963. Only grievance of the petitioners is that a representation/petition (Annexure 12) has been filed by them before the respondent Collector, Katihar which has not been 2 considered and disposed of by the said authority. Learned counsel for the State had prayed for adjournment to file counter affidavit which was granted under order dated 03.02.2011 enabling the State officials to file counter affidavit, if any. Today learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no. 23 submits that he has not been able to obtain instruction and file counter affidavit. Considering the limited prayer made by the petitioners, this Court does not want to keep the matter pending and considers it apposite to dispose of the writ petition. Accordingly after hearing the parties, this Court disposes of the application by following order:- Let petitioners approach the respondent Collector along with a copy of Annexure-12 and present order within a period of 04 weeks. Once they approach the Collector in the aforesaid manner, this Court directs that the Collector shall consider and dispose of the said representation/application/petition (Annexure-12) in accordance with law within a reasonable period preferably three months from filing thereof. Petitioners shall be informed about disposal of the matter. This Court further records that in view of limited prayer made by the petitioners merit of the present application was neither argued nor gone into. Sym/ ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)