Fair Price Dealers Association Through Its District Secretary Man Mohan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13958 of 2017 ====================================================== Fair Price Dealers Association through its District Secretary Man Mohan Prasad, Son of Late Janardan Prasad, resident of village- Kalyanpur, P.O, P.S. and District- Jamui.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Managing Director, Bihar Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Sone Bhawan, Patna.
2. The District Manager, Bihar Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Munger.
3. The District Manager, Bihar Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Jamui.
4. The Assistant District Manager, Bihar Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Jamui.
5. The District Magistrate, Jamui.
6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Jamui, District- Jamui.
7. The Block Supply Officer, Chakai, District- Jamui. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajeev Kumar Labh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. S.Raza Ahmad-AAG 5 For B.S.F.C. Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 13-04-2018 A Fair Price Dealers Association has come out with this Public Interest Litigation claiming payment of dues of the P.D.S. Dealers along with interest. It is stated that the dues are payable for the month of November and December, 2010. It is stated that in view of the overwhelming documents filed the authorities
Patna High Court CWJC No.13958 of 2017 dt.13-04-2018 2/2 having admitted the claim, a mandamus be issued in this Public Interest Litigation for paying the dues of all the P.D.S. Dealers. In a Public Interest Litigation at the instance of an association, that also with regard to payment of dues for the period 2010, we are not inclined to exercise our extraordinary jurisdiction and issue any mandamus, as prayed for. The P.D.S. Dealers who have not been paid dues are granted liberty to approach the competent authority or invoke the jurisdiction of a competent statutory authority or court in the matter of redressal of the grievance.
With the aforesaid, this application is disposed of. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) K.C.Jha/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date 23.04.2018 Transmission Date