IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.9152 OF 2009 1. RAJAN BHARADWAJ, SON OF SHYAM KISHORE THAKUR, SNEH SADAN, SONAPTH, NEW BANGALI TOLA, POLICE STATION JAKKANPUR, DISTRICT PATNA 2. GUPTESHWAR SINGH, SON OF LATE JHAPASI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAHAR, POLICE STATION KARGAHAR, DISTRICT ROHTAS 3. AMIR KHUSRO, SON OF LATE MD. MOKHTAR, MOHALLA BANAULIA, POLICE STATION BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT NALANDA 4. SARFARAJ ALAM, SON OF LATE ALLAUDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KALO, POLICE STATION KAKO, DISTRICT JEHANABAD ………………………………………………………………………..PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ANIMAL AND FISH RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, PATNA 2. THE JOINT SECRETARY, ANIMAL AND FISH RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, FISHERIES, BIHAR, PATNA ………………………………………………………………….RESPONDENTS ********** 3 10/08/2009 There are four petitioners before this Court who had applied for settlement of Fish Seed Hatchery. An advertisement was published in the Hindustan Times and other newspapers for settlement of the Fish Seed Hatchery mentioned in the said advertisement. The petitioners are amongst others who applied for the settlement and were granted settlement which would be apparent from Annexure-4 to the writ application. After the publication of the name of these petitioners and others in the newspaper, objections were invited against the allotment of ghats. It is submitted on behalf of the 2 petitioners that as far as petitioners 1, 2 and 3 are concerned, no objections were filed however there was an objection with respect to petitioner no. 4 Sarfaraz Alam who was selected for a hatchery situated in Kako, Jehanabad. The said matter came up before a 7-members Committee which considered the objection on 31.12.2008 and ultimately decided that the settlement should be made in consonance with Section 5 (iii) of the Bihar Fish Jalkar Management Act, 2006. It has also been stated by the Committee that steps should be taken to take the approval of the State Government. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that despite the approval of the Committee in question, the matter is pending for the past eight months and nobody is interested in the Fishery Department to move forward with the settlement of the Fish Seed Hatchery despite the fact that it will fetch revenue for the State Government and will also promote business in the State of Bihar. I, accordingly, direct that the Director, Fishery should bring the matter to the attention of the Principal Secretary, Animal and Fish Resource Department, Patna who will take steps for making the settlement at the earliest and preferably by October, 3 2009. This writ application is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Let a copy of this order be handed over to Mr. S.C. II so that the matter may be expedited. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )