Manohar Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.397 of 2014 =========================================================== Manohar Prasad Singh, S/o Late Abhimanyu Prasad Singh, Resident of Village and P.O- Teliya, P.S- Fullidumar, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate, Banka, District- Banka.

3. The Sub- Divisional Officer Banka, District- Banka. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar, A.C. to G.P.-9 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 01-12-2016 None has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. The challenge in the present writ application is to the age limit of 55 years, as a dependent of a P.D.S. Dealer is entitled to a licence on compassionate grounds only if the dealer has died before attaining the age of 55 years.

Such issue has been examined by a Division Bench of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 15157 of 2011 (Bihar Pradesh Jan Bitran Pranali Dukandar Sangh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) decided on 20th of December, 2013.

For the reasons recorded in C.W.J.C. No. 15157 of

Patna High Court CWJC No.397 of 2014 dt.01-12-2016 2/2 2011, the present writ application is disposed of. (Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Vikash Jain, J) P.K.P.

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