IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13881 of 2009 1. Jaley Anchal Matsyajivi Sewa Swablambi Sahkari Samiti Ltd. at Nagardih(Jaley), District- Darbhanga through its Chief Executive, namely, Nagendra Sahni. 2. Nagendra Sahni son of Late Jagdish Sahni, resident of Village and P.O. Nagardih, P.S. Jaley, District- Darbhanga..........Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Animal and Fish Resources Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Reserve Jama Fixation Committee through its Member Secretary, District Fisheries Officer, Darbhanga. 3. The Deputy Director Fisheries-cum- Chairman, Reserve Jama Fixation Committee, Darbhanga. 4. The District Fisheries Officer-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Darbhanga. 5. Jaley Prakhand Matsyajivi Swablambi Sahkari Samiti Ltd., Tataila Mukhiyajee Tolla, P.S. Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga through its So-called Chief Executive, namely, Smt. Shiv Kumari Devi wife of Ram Pd. Sahni, resident of Mohalla- Chakdu, P.S. and District-Madhubani. 6. Shri Devendra Sahni, son of Lakshmi Sahni, resident of Village and P.O. Brahmapur, P.S. Kamtaul, District-Darbhanga. .............Respondents. ----------- 2. 26.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioner no. 1-Society has filed this writ application asserting that they have not been furnished the copy of the decision of the Reserve Jama Committee dated 12.09.2009 as also the copy of the order bearing letter nos. 581 and 582 dated 15.09.2009 whereunder the Jalkar in question was settled with another Society-Respondent no. 5 and 6. It is also submitted that settlement made in favour of the respondent no. 5 and 6 is contrary to the provision in the Jalkar Settlement Act, as according to the counsel for the petitioners, respondent no. 5 is not a registered Society and 2 settlement could not have been made in their favour. Let petitioners assail the aforesaid two orders by filing an appeal before the competent authority and the competent authority should first consider the prayer to condone the delay in filing the appeal and thereafter proceed to dispose of the appeal as early as possible in any case within sixty days from the date of filing of the appeal in accordance with law. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. U.K. (V.N.Sinha,J)