Judgment 1. In the impugned order, a direction has been issued to the District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Nalanda, to pass an appropriate order for proportional settlement in favour of members of the petitioner-society within one month from the date of deposit of the amount as directed in the order dated 21.11.2007. 2. Mr. Prasoon Sinha, the State Counsel, submits that petitioner-society has not deposited the amount as directed in the order dated 21.11.2007 and due to that the District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Nalanda, has not proceeded with the proportional settlement. 3. The counsel for the appellant is not in a position to refute the statement of the State Counsel. 4. In this view of the matter, we are satisfied that the impugned order does not call for any interference. However, in the interest of justice, we observe that if within two weeks from today, the appellant-society deposits the amount as directed in the order dated 21.11.2007 passed by the Director Fisheries, Bihar, Patna, the District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Nalanda, shall complete the exercise of proportional settlement within one month therefrom. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the Letters Patent Appeal is disposed of.