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Patna High CourtCWJC/7680/2023disposed

Ashok Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-01-22Mr. Justice A. Abhishek Reddy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7680 of 2023 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Son of Late Babuji Mehta, Resident of Medhiya Ward No. 6, Under Gram Panchayat, P.O.-Daparkha, P.S.-Triveniganj, District-Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secreary-Cum-Commissioner, Food Supply and Commerce Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate-Cum-Collector, Supaul. 3.

The S.D.O.-Cum-Licensing Authority, Triveniganj, District-Supaul. 4.

The Block Supply Officer, Triveniganj, Block, P.S. and District-Supaul. 5.

Dipak Kumar Son of Sadanand Yadav Resident of Village Dahariya, Ward no. 11, P.O. and P.S.-Chhatapur, District-Supaul. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shambhu Sharan Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S. Raza Ahmad (Aag5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 22-01-2024 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, having regard to the amendment issued by notification dated 21.07.2022 to the Bihar Authority and Public Distribution System Control, IInd Amendment Order - 2022.

2. The present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner ventilating his grievance against a selection of the respondent no. 5 as a PDS dealer.

3. On such representation being made, the Divisional Commissioner shall consider the same on its own merit duly putting all the parties on notice and then passing a reasoned

Patna High Court CWJC No.7680 of 2023(5) dt.22-01-2024 2/2 order.

4. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the complaint by the Divisional Commissioner.

5. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the Divisional Commissioner shall give an opportunity of hearing to the parties. Any order passed, shall be communicated to the parties.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Gauravkr/- U