Mukul Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9125 of 2020 ====================================================== Mukul Prasad S/o Ramprit Prasad @ Ramprit Singh Resident of VillageDaulatpur, P.S.-Masaudhi District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The SDO, Masaurhi, Patna.

3.

The Block Supply Officer, Masaurhi, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Sr. Adv.

Mr.Vijay Anand, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 01-11-2021 The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 1.5.2020 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Masaurhi whereby and whereunder the license of the PDS shop of the petitioner bearing license no. 55/2016 has been cancelled.

At the outset, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, Sri N.K.Agrawal, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to prefer an appeal under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016.

The learned counsel for the Respondent-

Patna High Court CWJC No.9125 of 2020(2) dt.01-11-2021 2/2 State, Sri Alok Ranjan (AC to AAG-5), has got no objection.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 and in case, such an appeal is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the appellate authority shall decide the same on merits, in accordance with law and pass a reasoned and a speaking order within a period of eight weeks, thereafter.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U