IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16698 of 2023 ====================================================== 1. Ranju Devi Wife of Manish Kumar, Resident of Village- Chhota Bariyarpur, P.O.- Motihari Court, P.S.- Chhatauni, District- East Champaran, Motihari. 2. Illayachi Devi, Wife of Ravindra Sahni, Resident of Village- Jhitkahiya, P.O.- Barwa, P.S.- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fish Resources Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Collector, East Champaran, Motihari. 4. The Director, Fisheries Department, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Deputy Director Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 6. The District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, East Champaran, Motihari. 7. Smt. Priti Devi, Wife of Lalan Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S. Lakhaura, District- East Champaran, Motihari. 8. Sunil Sahni, Son of Lal Babu Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Chhota Bariyarpur, P.O.- Motihari Curt, P.S.- Chhatauni, District- East Champaran, Motihari. 9. Vinay Kumar Chaudhary, Son of Raja Ram Chaudhary, Resident of Mohalla- Chhota Bariarpur, Ward No. 37, Near Chini Mil, P.O. - Motihari Court, P.S.- Chhatauni Motihari, District- East Champaran, Motihari, elected Secretary / Treasurer, Motihari Prakhand Matsyajivi Sahyog Samiti Ltd. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Nibash Prasad, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam ( Aag 12 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 5 20-04-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred for the following relief(s): (i) that an appropriate writ may be issued quashing the order dated-19.09.2023 Patna High Court CWJC No.16698 of 2023(5) dt.20-04-2026 2/3 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, the Respondent No.2 in Sairat Appeal Case No.272 of 2023 as contained in Annexure-P/11 whereby an where under the Respondent No.2 the Divisional Commissioner has cancelled the settlement of total 67 fish jalkars settled with the petitioner society by an order dated- 08.07.2023, issued by the District Fisheries Officer, East Champaran, Motihari, the Respondent No-6 vide Letter / Memo No.701 dated-08.07.2023 as contained in Annexure- P/8 and also directed to settle the total 67 jalkars afresh through limited / open bid under section-7 (ix) of the Bihar Fish Jalkar Management Act, 2006 as amended time to time. II. II. That an appropriate writ may be issued commanding upon the Respondent No-6 the District Fisheries Officer, East Champaran, Motihari not to conduct any limited / open bid in compliance of the order dated-19.09.2023 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, the Respondent No.2 in Sairat Appeal Case No.272 of 2023 as contained in Annexure- P/11 during the pendency of this writ application. III. That any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioners are found entitled to. Patna High Court CWJC No.16698 of 2023(5) dt.20-04-2026 3/3 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Ram Nibash Prasad, prays for withdrawal of the petition. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Interim protection, if any, stands vacated. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U