Ravikant Gupta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2956 of 2022 ====================================================== Ravikant Gupta Son of Motilal Prasad, Resident of Ward No. -2 Shyamchak, P.S.-Bhagwan Bazar, District-Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2.
The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Saran at Chapra. 3.
The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Chapra, District-Saran at Chapra. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajeev Kumar Labh For the Respondent/s :
Mr.S. Raza Ahmad (Aag5) Mr. Anisul Haque ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR) 09-03-2022 Heard Mr. Rajeev Kumar Labh, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Anisul Haque for the State.
Mr. Labh, learned Advocate for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the fact that a Supply (P.D.S.) Appeal No.14/2020 before the appellate authority, viz, the District Magistrate, Chapra is pending consideration since 03.04.2020 without any good reason.
Patna High Court CWJC No.2956 of 2022(2) dt.09-03-2022 2/2 The licence of the petitioner has been cancelled against which the aforesaid appeal has been filed. We direct the licensing authority, viz, the District Magistrate, Chapra to take up the appeal and decide the same after affording opportunity to the petitioner within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
Any further breach in the timeline provided by this Court would be viewed adversely.
The order passed by the appellate authority shall provide reasons for his conclusions.
The petition stands disposed of accordingly.
(Ashutosh Kumar, J.) (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U