IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6913 of 2009 BANDERA MURAUL NAVYATAYAT SWABLAMBI SAHKARI SAMITI LTD. HAVING ITS OFFICE AT VILLAGE AND P.O. SUNDERPUR RATWARA, P.S. PEAR, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR, S/O RAJDEO THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SUNDERPUR TARWARA, P.S. PEAR, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR-----PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. COLLECTOR, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. ADDL. COLLECTOR, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. MORAUL PRAKHAND NAVYATAYAT SAHYHOG SAMITI HAVING ITS OFFICE AT MORAUL, P.S. SAKARA, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR ----RESPONDENTS. For the Petitioner : M/s Yogendra Mishra, Raghunath Kumar, Advocates. For respondent No.4 : Mr. Dileep Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Amarandra Kumar, AC to GP.-XI. ---------- 02. 13.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State as also counsel for private respondent no.4. 2. Petitioner co-operative society has filed this writ application asserting that its area of operation is within Bandera block of Muzaffarpur district and the ghats falling within the said block should be settled with the petitioner. In this connection, it is pointed out that other ghats falling within the boundary of Moraul block should be settled with respondent no.4 co-operative society. It is further pointed out that earlier this Court under orders dated 26.2.2008 passed in C.W.J.C. No.6750 of 2007 directed the authorities to decide the ghats, which fall within the boundary of Bandera and Moraul blocks and to settle the ghats with the society concerned. The said order has also been affirmed under orders dated 6.3.2009 passed in L.P.A. No.305 of 2008, Anneuxre-2. 3. In compliance of the directions of this Court petitioner society has filed applications dated 12.2.2009 before the Circle Officer, Bandera and application dated 27.3.2009 before the Collector, - 2 - Muzaffarpur, the two applications are contained in Annexures-1 and 3 to this application. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that till date the authorities have not decided as to which of the ghats fall within the boundary of Bandera and Moraul blocks. 5. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct the petitioner and private respondent no.4 to appear before the Collector, Muzaffarpur along with a copy of this order on 30.11.2009, whereafter the Collector, Muzaffarpur should call for a report from the Circle Officer concerned and after hearing the parties pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, the ghats falling within the jurisdiction of Bandera block be settled with the petitioner society and the ghats falling within the jurisdiction of Moraul block will be settled with private respondent no.4. Learned Collector should ensure completion of the inquiry in terms of this order as also settlement of the ghats in question as early as possible, in any case within two months from 30.11.2009. 6. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)