IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13533 of 2010 1. HILSA MAI MATASYAJIVI COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD. THROUGH ITS SECRETARY 2. SHEODUTT PRASAD, SON OF SRI LILA PRASAD BIND RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HILSA MAI, P.S. HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA, SECRETARY, HILSA MAI MATASYAJIVI COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD. HILSA, NALANDA. ---- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. DEPUTY SECRETARY, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR, FISHERIES, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BIHAR, PATNA 5. COLLECTOR-CUM-DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA 6. ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (CREDIT), BIHAR, PATNA 7. JOINT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE, SOCIETIES, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA 8. DEPUTY REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA. 9. DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE, OFFICER, NALANDA 10.DISTRICT FISHERIES OFFICER-CUM-CHIEF EXECUTIVE, NALANDA, BIHARSHARIF 11.ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, NALANDA 12.PRATHMIK HILSA MATASYAJIBI SWABLAMBI SAHKARI SAMITI LTD. PARWALPUR, P.S. HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA 13.HILSA PRAKHAND SWABLAMBI MATSAYJIVI SAHYOG SAMITI LTD. GRAM PARWALPUR, HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA, THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE MD. NASIRUDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PARWALPUR, P.S. HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 18.8.2010 Petitioners are aggrieved by the fact that the District Fisheries Officer is not complying with the order of the Director, Fisheries dated 4.2.2010. The Director, Fisheries had upheld the settlement made in favour of the petitioners’ society because of the fact that five months were left for completing the term of settlement. The District Fisheries Officer is not receiving the amount of settlement for the period of five months, and as such, the petitioners’ society apprehends that they would be termed as defaulter, because of the fact that the District Fisheries Officer is refusing to accept the final instalment of settlement. The Director, Fisheries has also ordered that the District Fisheries Officer should make an enquiry by 30th of June, 2010 with respect to number of members, in each society which was before them 2 in order to determine the number of Jalkars that would be settled to the societies in the next season. It is specifically stated that the District Fisheries Officer has not taken any steps for making an enquiry as yet. I accordingly direct the District Fisheries Officer-cum- Chief Executive, Nalanda, Biharsharif to accept the final instalment of settlement from the petitioners’ society within two weeks on receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is further directed that the District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Nalanda, Biharsharif should conduct the enquiry within a period of one month, so that the settlement should be made within time and the State Government and the societies should not loose out financially by missing out on the prime season which is considered to be July and August for the purposes of investment in the Jalkars. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)