Veena Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2572 of 2023 ====================================================== Veena Devi, Gender- Female, Aged about 56 years, Wife of Vishnudev Das, Resident of Village- Barhari, P.S. Goradih, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariate, Patna.
2. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.
3. The Licensing Authoriy-Cum-Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajeev Kumar Labh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Arvind Ujjwal (SC 4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI ORAL ORDER 16-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the respective parties.
2. In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) For issuance of appropriate writ/order/direction for granting following reliefs to the petitioner.
(ii) A certiorari for quashing and setting aside the order passed by the licensing Authority-Cum-Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Bhagalpur and issued vide Memo No. 182 dated 23.01.2023 whereby and where under license of the petitioner's P.D.S shop bearing license No. 34/16 has been cancelled with immediate effect contained Annexure- 1.
(iii) A mandamus commanding the Respondents to restore the petitioner's license and to make allotment for the same as before. (iv) Any other relief or reliefs for which petitioner may be found entitled in the fact and circumstances of the present case may be granted to him."
Patna High Court CWJC No.2572 of 2023(3) dt.16-05-2023 2/2
3. Without exhausting the remedy of appeal before the appellate authority the petitioner has approached this Court. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed off reserving liberty to the petitioner to invoke remedy before the appellate authority. The appellate authority is hereby directed to examine the grievance of the petitioner and redress the same. If there is any delay in filling appeal the same shall be considered and disposed off within a reasonable period of time. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) Vikash/- U