Renu Devi @ Renu Kumari v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3931 of 2019 ====================================================== Renu Devi @ Renu Kumari W/o Fuleshwar Thakur Resident of VillagePatraha, P.S.- B. Kothi, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar and Ors through the Commissioner, Purnea Division, Purnea.

2.

The Collector, District Purnea.

3.

The Sub- Divisional Officer, Dhamdaha, District- Purnea. 4.

The District Supply Officer, District- Purnea. 5.

Rashida Khatoon W/o Ali Ashgar Resident of Village- Patraha, P.S. B. Kothi, District- Purnea.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kiran Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S. Raza Ahmad (AAG5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 23-01-2024 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, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Collector, Purnea ventilating her grievance against selection of the respondent no. 5 as a PDS dealer.

2. On such representation being made, the Collector, Purnea shall consider the same on its own merit duly putting all the parties on notice including Respondent No.5 and then passing a reasoned order.

3. The entire exercise shall be completed within a

Patna High Court CWJC No.3931 of 2019(3) dt.23-01-2024 2/2 period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the complaint by the Collector.

4. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the Collector shall give an opportunity of hearing to the parties. Any order passed, shall be communicated to the parties. (A. Abhishek Reddy , J) perwez U