IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.466 of 2007 BHANU PRASAD, son of Late Sheogarh Sah of Village Barahwa Thana, P.O. Mallahi, District East Champaran ………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. TheDirector, Fisheries Department, Patna 3. The Fisheries Officer, District East Champaran 4. The District Magistrate, East Champaran 5.The Secretary, Govind Ganj Thana, Fisheriesmen Co-operative Societies Limited, Govind Ganj, East Champaran…… Respondents ----------- 02- 6.1.2009 Heard Mr. Binoy Kumar Sinha No.I for the petitioner, and Mr. Manikant Mishra, learned Govt. Pleader No.21. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 9.12.98, passed by the learned Additional Collector, Champaran at Motihari, and addressed to the District Fisheries Officer, whereby the petitioner has been directed to confine his fishing rights to plot nos. 7248 and 7249. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit and have supported the impugned action. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. It appears that this order was challenged by the concerned Co-operative Society of which the petitioner is a member by preferring CWJC No.9348 of 1999 (Govind Ganj Thana Fishermen Co-operative Society Ltd. & Another vs. State of Bihar and others), which was dismissed by order dated 20.7.2000 (Annexure 1). With great respect, I entirely agree with the same. The present writ petition is a mere repetition of the same and no fresh cause of action has been indicated. Secondly, the present writ - 2 - petition does not disclose that CWJC No.9348 of 1999 had been preferred for identical relief and has been rejected. Thirdly, looking at another angle, the impugned order was passed way back on 9.12.1998, and the present writ petition was lodged on 12.1.2007, after a delay of nine years. It is a frivolous writ petition and is accordingly dismissed. ( S K Katriar ) mrl