Chait Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7323 of 2021 ====================================================== Chait Ram Son of Indradeo Paswan Resident of Village and P.O.- Sinha Ghat, Gram Panchayat- Sinha, Block- Barhara, P.S,- Krishnagarh (Sinha O.P.), District- Bhojpur (Arrah).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate cum Collector, Bhojpur at Arrah. 3.

The District Supply Officer, Bhojpur, Arrah.

4.

The Sub-Divisional Officer cum Licensing Authority, Sadar, Arrah. 5.

The Block Supply Officer, Barhara, District- Arrah. 6.

The Assistant District Supply Officer, Sadar, Arrah. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N. K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, Ms. Preety Kunwar and Mr. Manoj Kr. Pandey, Advocates For the State :

Mr. Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG 5 ======================================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 23-12-2021 The petitioner has sought to challenge the order dated 03.02.2021, passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Arrah. Though the order impugned is appealable under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016, but no appeal has been preferred by the petitioner.

We feel that the matter needs to be heard by the

Patna High Court CWJC No.7323 of 2021(2) dt.23-12-2021 2/2 competent authority. The limitation prescribed under the Rule for preferring the appeal has expired. The State has no serious objection to the bar of limitation in case the petitioner files an appeal.

We, thus, dispose off this writ petition with a direction that in case the petitioner prefers an appeal against the order impugned within two weeks, the competent authority will decide the same within four weeks, thereafter without being prejudiced by the period of limitation.

The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Anjani/- U