Vidyapati Dwivedi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1968 of 2019 ====================================================== Vidyapati Dwivedi S/o late Dayashankar Dwivedi Resident of Village- Dadra, Panchayat- Pahdauti, P.S. Bhagwanpur, Distt. Kaimur(bhabhua). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Chairman, District Level Selection Committee, Distt. Kaimur at Bhabhua 3.

The Colloector-Cum-District Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabhua 4.

The District Supply Officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua 5.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Bhabhua, Distt. Kaimur 6.

The Additional Collector, Kaimur at Bhabhua 7.

The Additional District Supply Officer, Bhabhua, District- Kaimur. 8.

Raju Kumar Ranjan S/o late Birbal Dhobi Resident of Village- Padhauti, Panchayat- Padhauti, P.O. Paharia, P.S. Bhagwanpur, Distt. Kaimur (Bhabhua).

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Nadim Seraj (Aag5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 30-01-2024 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, having regard to the amendment issued by notification dated 21.07.2022 to the Bihar Authority and Public Distribution System Control, IInd Amendment Order - 2022.

2. The present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner ventilating his grievance against a selection of the respondent No. 8 as a PDS dealer.

Patna High Court CWJC No.1968 of 2019(8) dt.30-01-2024 2/2

3. On such representation being made, the Divisional Commissioner shall consider the same on its own merit duly putting all the parties on notice and then passing a reasoned order.

4. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the complaint by the Divisional Commissioner.

5. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the Divisional Commissioner shall give an opportunity of hearing to the parties. Any order passed, shall be communicated to the parties.

(A. Abhishek Reddy, J) Ayush/- U