Patna High CourtCWJC/2152/2017disposed

Awadhesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2017-03-15Mr. Justice Shivaji Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2152 of 2017 ====================================================== Awadhesh Kumar, son of Late Shakuni Lal Yadav, resident of VillageChapal, Panchayat- Gangali, P.S.- K. Nagar, District- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Department, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Collector, Purnea.

3. The SDO, Sadar, Purnea.

4. The Block Supply Officer, K. Nagar, Purnea. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar, AC to G.P.9 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has made a limited prayer that the appeal filed by the petitioner, against the order dated 4.5.2013 of the S.D.O. Sadar, Purnea, cancelling the licence of the petitioner, is pending for final adjudication before the Collector, Purnea, may be directed to be disposed of. It appears that for violation of Essential Commodities Act the petitioner has faced three proceedings, one is for the criminal case, another for confiscation proceeding and the third is for cancellation of licence. The present case is confined to cancellation of licence, which has been passed by the SDO,

Patna High Court CWJC No.2152 of 2017 (3) dt.15-03-2017 2/2 Purnea, and against which an appeal is pending before the Collector, Purnea, whereas in the confiscation proceeding order passed by the Collector in Confiscation Appeal No.2 of 2014 has been set aside by the Sessions Judge, Purnea. In such view of the matter, the Collector, Purnea is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

With the above observations and directions, this application is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) spal/- U