IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16597 of 2025 ====================================================== Raju Kumar Ray, S/o Late Subh Narayan Ray, R/o Village Panchhor, Ward No. 07, P.O. and P.S. Riga, District Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director of Industries, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 4. The S.D.O., Riga, District Sitamarhi. 5. The Managing Director, Riga, Sugar Company Ltd., Village P.O. and P.S. Riga, District Sitamarhi. 6. The Accounts Officer, Riga Sugar Company Ltd., 14, Netaji Subhas Road, 2nd Floor, Kolkata- 1. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Murari, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (09). ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 2 20-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The present Writ Petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- “…...the petitioner craves indulgence of this Hon’ble Court for direction to the respondents for payment of the dues amount of Rs. 15,86,350/- to the petitioner who has worked as transport and commission agent under the Respondent No. 5 but the dues amount of the petitioner is not being paid without any justification.” 3. A perusal of the relief sought for by the petitioner Patna High Court CWJC No.16597 of 2025(2) dt.20-01-2026 2/2 shows that the petitioner is claiming payment of the amount due to him from the Respondent No. 5 which admittedly is a private sugar company. The said private sugar company does not come within the meaning of Article 12 (State). Therefore, the present writ petition is not maintainable, the present writ petition is dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedies as available to him under the Civil Law. shakir/- (A. Abhishek Reddy, J) U