2026:JHHC:13659 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 6266 of 2024 -- Birendra Kumar Shrivastava, aged about 63 years, son of Late Akhileshwar Prasad, resident of Vijay Singh Yadav Path, Near Jai Gopal Enclave, P.O. & P.S.-Khagaul, District - Patna (Bihar), PIN-801105. ...Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperatives, Govt. of Jharkhand, Nepal House, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi. 2. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Government of Jharkhand having office at Pashupalan Bhawan, Hesag, P.O.- Hatia, P.S.- Dhurwa, District - Ranchi. 3. The District Audit Officer, Co-operative Societies, Dhanbad, having office at Combined Building, P.O, P.S & District Dhanbad. 4. The Accountant General (A&E), Jharkhand, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate Ms. Richa Lal, Advocate For the Resp.-State : A.C to AAG-I For the Resp.-Accountant General : Mr. Oishi Das, Advocate -- 06/28.04.2026 The instant writ application was preferred by the petitioner for payment of 3rd MACP and consequential benefit. 2. It has been informed by learned counsel for the State that the order has been issued in favour of the petitioner for payment of 3rd MACP and the same has been indicated in para-8 of the counter affidavit and also Annexure-A. It further transpires from the record that there is a letter annexed with the counter affidavit at Annexure-B, which indicates that the direction for payment of MACP has 2026:JHHC:13659 2 already been issued by the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies addressed to the District Audit Officer and it appears that it is only due to latches on the part of the respondent no. 3, the payment has not yet been paid to the petitioner. 3. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands dispose of by giving direction to the respondent no. 3 to pay the MACP benefit which has already been directed to be paid by him to the petitioner within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. It goes without saying that all consequential benefit thereof shall also be done. It is made clear that if the payment is not paid within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, individual liability shall be fixed. 5. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 28th April, 2026 Jk Uploaded on 21/05/2026