IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8167 of 2008 Madhepur Anchal Fishermen Cooperative Society, Madhepur, Post Office and Police Station Madhepur, District Madhubani Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. District Managing Committee of Fisheries, through the Collector, Madhubani 3. The Deputy Director Matsaya Darbhanga Region, Darbhanga 4. The District Fisheries Officer, Madhubani With CWJC No. 7689 of 2009 1. Madhepur Anchal Fishermen Co-operative Society Ltd. Madhepur through its Secretary Mahendra Sahni son of Late Ram Prasad Sahni 2. Mahendra Sahni son of Late Ram Prasad Sahni, both residents of village- Pachani, P.S. Madhepur, Distt- Madhubani Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Director Fisheries, Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Director Fisheries, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga 4. The District Fisheries Officer-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Madhubani 04/ 21.01.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioner- Fishermen Co-operative Society was settled 22 Makhana Jalkars for the settlement years 2005-08, the Society could harvest Makhana crop in 22 Jalkars for one settlement year i.e. for 2005-06 as the parwana was not given to the Society for the subsequent years 2006-07 and 2007-08, although the Society had deposited the entire settlement amount for the three years. Accordingly, the Society has filed application to proportionately reduce the settlement amount and to adjust the remainder towards the subsequent settlement made in favour of the Society. Such application has not yet been considered. Meanwhile, the Society has been settled 15, 19 fish Jalkars by two other orders, bearing Nos. 470 dated 12.8.2009 and 469 2 dated 12.8.2009, Annexures-23 and 24 for the settlement years 2008-11. Such settlement has been made after passage of about one year of the commencement of the settlement year. The Society has deposited the entire settlement amount and by filing petitions dated 10.1.2008, 3.10.2008, 9.6.2009 and 15.6.2009, as contained in Annexures-2, 4,6 and 10 to C.W.J.C. No. 7689 of 2009, has requested the competent authority to proportionately reduce the settlement amount and adjust the remainder amount towards the future settlement. 3. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the State, I dispose of both the aforesaid writ applications directing the competent authority to consider the case of the Society for proportionate refund/ reduction/ adjustment of the settlement amount in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order filed before the concerned District Fisheries Officer. In case the authorities are not inclined to reduce/ refund/ adjust the aforesaid amount, they shall be obliged to pass a reasoned order within the said period. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)