Soni Kumari v. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 4422 of 2021 ====================================================== Soni Kumari, Female aged about 24 years, Wife of Nitish Kumar, Resident of Village - Pitaunjia, P.O. and P.S. - Bhadaur, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Collector, Patna.

3.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Barh, District- Patna. 4.

The Block Supply Officer, Barh, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey with Ms. Preety Kunwar, Advocates For the Respondent/s :

Mr. U. P. Singh, AC to SC 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) Date : 08-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 22.01.2021 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Barh District- Patna, whereby and where under the PDS license of the petitioner bearing license No. 19/2017 has been cancelled. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to file appropriate appeal under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted PDS (Control) Order, 2016.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection.

Patna High Court CWJC No.4422 of 2021 dt.08-12-2021 2/2 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose off the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority by filing appropriate appeal against the aforesaid order dated 22.01.2021 and in case such an appeal is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the appellate authority shall consider the same on merits and dispose off the same, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and a speaking order, within a period of eight weeks, thereafter. (Rajan Gupta, J) (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) P. Kumar/Anand Kr.

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