IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1360 of 2009 1. MANINDRA PRASAD SON OF LATE RAGHO PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-LODIPUR, P.S. NAGAR NAUSA, DISTRICT- NALANDA, CHAIRMAN OF CHANDI NAGARNAUSA, THARTHARI PRAKHAND, KISHAN SHANGHRASH SAMITI 2. CHANDRA DEO PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE KARU PRASAD RESIDENT OF GUDANPURA, P.S. CHANDI, DISTRICT- NALANDA, SECRETARY, KISHAN SHANGHRASH SAMITI CHANDI 3. RAM SINGH, SON OF LATE MUNSHI GOPE SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-ARIYAWAN, P.S. NAGARNAUSA, DISTRICT-NALANDA, SECRETARY, KISHAN SHANGHRASH, SAMITI, NAGARNAUSHA, DISTRICT-ROHTAS---PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COLLECTOR, NALANDA 3. THE CHAIRMAN, AGRICULTURE INSURANCE COMPANY INDIA LIMITED 3RD FLOOOR, GRAND PLAZA, NEAR DAK BANGLOW CROSSING FRAZER ROAD, PATNA-1 4. THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA-15 5. REGIONAL MANAGER, AGRICULTURE INSURANCE INDIA LIMITED,3RD FLOOR, GRAND PLAZA, NEW DAK BANGLOW CROSSING, FRASER ROAD,PATNA-1. 6. THE JOINT DIRECTOR CUM OFFICIAL CHIEF STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, BIHAR AT PATNA. 7. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, HILSA, DISTRICT-NALANDA 8. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CHANDI BLOCK, DISTRICT- NALANDA 9. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NAGARNAUSA BLOCK, DISTRICT NALANDA 10. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, THARTHARI PRAKHAND, DISTRICT-NALANDA 11. THE BLOCK AGRICULTURE OFFICER, CHANDI BLOCK, DISTRICT-NALANDA 12. THE AGRICULTURE BLOCK OFFICER, NAGARNAUSA BLOCK, DISTRICT-NALANDA 13. THE AGRICULTURE BLOCK OFFICER, THARTHARI BLOCK, DISTRICT-NALANDA 14. STATICAL SUPERVISOR, NAGARNAUSA BLOCK, DISTRICT-NALANDA 15. THE STATICAL SUPERVISOR, CHANDI BLOCK, DISTRICT NALANDA 16. STATICAL SUPERVISOR, THARTHARI BLOCK DISTRICT- NALANDA---RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 28.1.2009 With the consent of the party, we have taken up this matter for admission. - 2 - In this Public Interest Litigation prayer of the petitioners is to direct the respondents to pay compensation because of the damage of different crops. It is the stand of the petitioners that crops were insured by the Agriculture Insurance Company for Kharif season, 2007 and though crops were damaged, no compensation has been paid. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Advocate, appears on behalf of the petitioners. State is represented by Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate No.X. Petitioners on their own showing have represented before respondent No.4. the Secretary, Co-operative Department, New Secretariat, Patna-15 for the relief claimed in this petition. In view of aforesaid, we are not inclined to go into the merit of the case. Petitioners, if so advised, may pursue their representation before the authority concerned. Application stands disposed off with the observation aforesaid. (Chandramauli Kr.Prasad,ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.) A.Kumar