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Upendra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2022-03-11Mr. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh,Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11406 of 2021 ====================================================== Upendra Paswan, S/o Rameshwar Paswan, Resident of Village-Rasidpur, Block-Bachhwara, District-Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

3.

The Deputy Development Commissioner-Cum-Certificate Officer, Begusarai.

4.

The Block Development Officer, Bachhwara, District-Begusarai. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prem Prakash Poddar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar, GP-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 11-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner is seeking quashing of a letter dated 29.09.2020 issued by the Block Development Officer, Bachhwara, in the district of Begusarai, in pursuance of a letter dated 28.08.2020 of the Deputy Development Officer-cumCertificate Officer, Begusarai, whereby he has been asked to deposit a sum of Rs.1,05,089.62, being the value of the food grains supplied to the petitioner as P.D.S. dealer that had remained undistributed to the beneficiaries.

Patna High Court CWJC No.11406 of 2021(2) dt.11-03-2022 2/2 It does not appear from the pleadings on record that any proceeding for recovery of the amount has been initiated against the petitioner. If, according to the petitioner, the demand, which is being made, is not genuine, he shall be at liberty to raise the issue before the said Block Development Officer. We do not find any reason to interfere at this stage. This writ application thus stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and liberty.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) Rajesh/- U