Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2311 of 2019 ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar aged about 42 years (Male), son of Nirmal Kumar R/o- Village Nabi Nagar, P.S. Nabi Nagar, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State of Bihar the Principal Secretary, Department of Food and consumer Protection, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate Aurangabad 3.

Sub Divisional Officer, Aurangabad ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad Sinha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Arvind Ujjwal (Sc4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 25-04-2019 This writ application has been preferred for issuance of a direction to the respondent no. 2, the District Magistrate, Aurangabad to dispose of the appeal case no. 17/2016 filed by the petitioner in pursuance to the order dated 02.08.2011 passed by this court in CWJC No. 3340/2008.

Learned counsel for the State submits that in the given facts and circumstances of the case, the District Magistrate, Aurangabad (respondent no. 2) may be directed to dispose of the appeal within a reasonable period.

Recently, this court has come across several similar matters where the petitioner has been compelled to make this court seeking a direction to the statutory authority to hear and dispose of the appeal. This court has no hesitation in recording

Patna High Court CWJC No.2311 of 2019(2) dt.25-04-2019 2/2 that because of the inaction on the part of the statutory authorities, the court is being flooded with the writ application seeking such directions. It would be high time for the statutory authorities to take care of the situation and it would only be in the fitness of the things that the statutory authority should continue to discharge their responsibilities under the given statute by holding court and hearing regularly. If it is not done and such kind of writ applications continue to come to this court in future, the court will have to take some stringent view of the matter.

For the present, the District Magistrate, Aurangabad (respondent no. 2) is directed to dispose of the appeal after hearing all concern within a period of 60 days from today. This writ application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rajeev/- U