IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17347 of 2011 Ram Bhajan Chaudhary S/O Baijnath Chaudhary Vill. + P.O. Tellari, P.S. - Chenari, Sasaram, … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry And Fisheries Department, Patna, Bihar, 2. The Special Secretary, Animal Husbandry And Fisheries Department, Patna, Bihar, 3. The Director Fisheries Department, Patna, Bihar, 4. The Collector, Rohtas, 5. The District Fisheries Officer Cum Chief Executive Officer, Rohtas, … Respondents For the Petitioner: M/s Tuhin Shankar, Rajeev Ranjan, Shashi Kant Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, AC to GA6 ---------------------------------- 2 21.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks quashing of Annexure 1, which is a letter dated 05.08.2011, issued by the respondent no. 5 directing him to deposit the arrear amount of Rs. 1,15,932/- with regard to short term settlement for the year 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to drought in the relevant year the petitioner has been put to heavy loss and in view of the policy of the Government the petitioner seeks remission of the aforesaid amount. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, submitted that the petitioner has not filed any application for 2 remission of the aforesaid amount before the respondent no. 5, which is the competent authority to refer the matter to the Managing Committee which takes the decision in the matter accordance with law and final order is to be passed in accordance with the relevant provisions as contained in the Bihar Fisheries Jalkar Management Act, 2006. In above view of the matter, this writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 5 within four weeks by filing an application along with a certified copy of this order. In such case, let the respondent no. 5, the concerned authority take final decision for the concerned period of settlement in accordance with law within two months thereafter. In view of the aforesaid liberty granted to the petitioner, it is made clear that let no coercive steps be taken for realization of the amount as per Annexure 1 till the final decision taken by the authority upon the application of the petitioner. It is also made clear that this Court has not formed any opinion with regard to the merit of the case of the petitioner. SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)