IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23010 of 2011 Manisha Prakash, Proprietor M/s Magnificent News Production (MNP), Wife of Prakash Kumar, resident of Flat No. 101, Shiv Radhika Apartment, Lal Bahadur Shashtri Nagar, Police Station – Shashtri Nagar, District – Patna. ……….. Petitioner. Versus 1. Bihar State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, through the Administrator, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. 2. The Administrator, Bihar State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. 3. The Managing Director, State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. 4. The Secretary, State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. 5. The Chief Estate Officer, State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. 6. The Estate Officer, State Co-operative Marketing Union Limited, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna having its registered office at West Lawn, Patna, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. ……… Respondents. ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner : - Mr. Bindyachal Singh, Advocate For the BISCOMAUN : - Mr. Rajesh Prasad Choudhary, Adv. ------------ 02/ 23.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the BISCOMAUN. The petitioner prays for quashing of notice published in daily newspaper Prabhat Khabar on 10.12.2011, whereby the rentees of BISCOMAUN Tower, Bhawan and Annexe building who have not executed a written agreement with BISCOMAUN has been directed to do so before 17.12.2011. The notice warned that in case no 2 agreement is executed, steps would be taken for their eviction. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing expression of interest published on 18th December, 2011 in Prabhat Khabar contained in Annexure-10. The petitioner submits that another order was subsequently issued whereby it was directed that the tenant should enter into agreement of the rental premises, of which minimum rental would be Rs.31.50 sq. feet per month. The petitioner submits that the lease agreement entered in 2007 was renewed in the year, 2008 and again in 2009, wherein the rent was fixed at the rate of Rs.7.90 per sq. feet totaling Rs. 11,850/- per month. The petitioner is a proprietor of private news production agency which publishes magazine and imparts training in news communication Counsel for the BISCOMAUN submits that the lease agreement was only for 11 months which expired in the year, 2010. I am of the view that the petitioner should first respond to the notice by way of representation before the Managing Director, BISCOMAUN with a viable offer within ten days from today, which would be disposed of by Respondent No. 3 in accordance with law. I am not going into the issue whether the petitioner can be evicted without order of civil court in appropriate suit. Till disposal of the representation, no coercive 3 steps would be taken against the petitioner. The petitioner must clear all its previous dues. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. DKS/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)