Bharat Prasad Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13647 of 2017 =========================================================== Bharat Prasad Gupta, S/o Late Asharfi Sah, Resident of Amra, P.S.- Parasi, District- Arwal.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Food & Consumer Protection Department, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Collector, Arwal.

3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Arwal.

4. The Block Supply Officer, Arwal.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Giri - GP9 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 04-01-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to learned Collector, Arwal, the appellate authority to dispose off Appeal No. 03/DM/2017 (Bharat Prasad Vrs The State of Bihar) at an earliest date in terms of the provisions of Targetted PDS Order, 2016.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order of cancellation of the petitioner's PDS licence was made subject matter of Appeal No. 03/DM/2017 which was filed on 17.03.2017 but the same remains indisposed of.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents appears and has been heard.

4. Having regard to the nature of the grievance of the petitioner, it would suffice if the writ petition is disposed of with a

Patna High Court CWJC No.13647 of 2017 dt.04-01-2018 2/2 direction to the Collector, Arwal (respondent no. 2) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's Appeal No. 03/DM/2017, if not already disposed of, in accordance with law expeditiously and in any event preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy this judgment.

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