Dilip Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.21516 of 2014 (2) dt.30-11-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21516 of 2014 ====================================================== Dilip Kumar Choudhary .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar & Ors .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to AAG 14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-11-2015 The petitioner held license for PDS shop within Parsauni Block in Sitamarhi district. He has challenged the order dated 2.9.2014 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Belsand, Sitamarhi cancelling his PDS licence on the ground of pendency of a criminal case being Parsauni P.S. Case No.108 of 2014 under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The petitioner submits that under 2001 Order, the PDS licence cannot be cancelled on mere institution of a criminal case sans conviction. I find substance in the submission of the petitioner. This writ application is allowed and the impugned order dated 2.9.2014 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Belsand, Sitamarhi cancelling the PDS licence of the petitioner is set aside with liberty to the respondents to proceed afresh in accordance with law.

(Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) KHAN/- U