IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11283 of 2016 ====================================================== 1. Ajay Kumar Singh and Ors son of Late Rajeshwar Prasad Singh, resident of village- Nokha, P.O. Nokha. Police Station- Noklha, District- Rohtas. 2. Gupteshwar Singh son of Late Jhapsi Singh, resident of village- Pahari, P.O. Babhni, Police Station-Karahgar, District- Rohtas. 3. Shyam Bihari choudhary son of Barak choudhary, resident of village- Nokha, P.O. Nokha. Police Station- Noklha, District- Rohtas. 4. Madan Kumar son of Late Tulsi Singh, resident of villageP.O. Kochas, Police Station - Kochas, District- Rohtas. 5. Daroga Ram son of Late Jokhan Ram, resident of village- Takey Sasaram, Police Station- Sasaram, P.O. Takeya, District-Rohtas. 6. Vinod Choudhary son of Late Gorakh Choudhary, resident of village-Mala Bigha, P.O. Tilauthu, Police Station-Hurka, district - Rohtas. 7. Kumar Prem Chand, son of Sri Vishwanath Singh, resident of village -Madaripur, Police Station- Tilauthu, District- Rohtas. 8. Brajesh Kumar Bibhu son of Jamuna Prasad Singh, resident of vilalge- Tilai, P.O. Tilai, Police Station- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar & Ors. 2. The Secretary Fishary Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Fishery Directorate, Baiey Road, Patna. 4. The District Fishery Officer-cum-Chief Executive officer, Rohtas Sasaram. 5. The Branch Manager, Dena bank Boring Road, Patna. 6. Bir Bahadur Singh, Matasya Aahar Agency, registered office Ram janki Market, Sasaram, Rohtas. 7. The Chief Executive officer National fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mujfabaul Haque, GP-12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 4 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the Respondent-State. Patna High Court CWJC No.11283 of 2016(4) dt.31-07-2025 2/4 2. The petitioners have filed this writ application for quashing the order dated 08.01.2014 issued by the Director Fisheries Department, Bihar, Patna by which an intimation was given to the Bank that such Fisheries Farmers who have already availed the benefit of the subsidy scheme for the financial year 2012-13 would not be provided with the benefit of the subsidy scheme for the financial year 2013-14 and that the Government has taken this policy decision, pursuant to which the respondent- Bank was directed to recover the loan amount from the Fisheries Farmers who have already availed the benefit of the subsidy scheme for the financial year 2012-13 by initiating appropriate proceedings. Further, relief has been claimed by the petitioners to grant 10% and 40% of the subsidy of the loan amount of the petitioners to be given by the State Government and N.F.D.B., Hyderabad under the Pangasius Saatchi Scheme for fisheries under the Government Scheme and for further direction to the Respondent-State Government for depositing the same into the loan account of the petitioners maintained with this respondent- Bank . It has also been prayed to direct the respondent-Bank not to charge any penal interest upon the 10& of the subsidy amount which is to be deposited by the Respondent-State Government. Further, prayer has also been made to direct the respondent- Patna High Court CWJC No.11283 of 2016(4) dt.31-07-2025 3/4 Bank to produce the memorandum of agreement for sanction loan. 3. During the course of the argument, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the Respondent-State jointly submitted that it would be appropriate to dispose of the present writ application by directing the petitioners to file a detailed representation before the Director, Fishery Directorate, Bailey Road, Patna (respondent no. 3) for claiming the relief as prayed for in the present writ application. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners is ready to file such a representation within one month from today. 5. Considering the prayer made, the present writ application is disposed of directing the petitioners to file a detailed representation before the respondent no. 3 i.e. the Director, Fishery Directorate, Bailey Road, Patna withing one month from today and if such a representation is filed, the same shall be decided on merit after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners by passing a reasoned and speaking order. The entire exercise must be completed within six months from the date of the filing of the representation before the respondent no. 3. 6. With the aforesaid observation, direction and Patna High Court CWJC No.11283 of 2016(4) dt.31-07-2025 4/4 liberty granted, the present writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A.s if any will also be disposed of. Jyoti Kumari/- (Alok Kumar Sinha, J.) U