Wakil Rai v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5176 of 2019 ====================================================== Wakil Rai Son of late Shobhanath Rai R/o Village- Daudpur, Ward No. 1 Nizamat, Nagar Parishad Danapur, P.O.- Shahpur, Distt. Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Collector-Cum District Magistrate, Patna. 3.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Supply Branch, Danapur. 4.

The Marketing Officer, Danapur Town, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Surendra Kumar Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 05-08-2019 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make correction in paragraph 1 with regard to the number of the respondent in course of the day.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the statutory appeal being E.C. Appeal No.603 of 2018 is pending before the respondent no.2 for last more than one and half years. It is submitted that the statutory period for disposal of appeal is only sixty days.

Learned counsel for the State submits that, in the given facts and circumstances of the case, a direction may be issued to the respondent no.2 to consider, hear and dispose off the appeal within a reasonable time.

Patna High Court CWJC No.5176 of 2019(2) dt.05-08-2019 2/2 In the given facts and circumstances of the case, this writ application is being disposed off with a direction to the respondent no.2 to consider, hear and dispose off the appeal of the petitioner being E.C.Appeal No.603 of 2018 within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

This writ application stands disposed off accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U