Prem Nath Sinha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.17201 of 2015 dt.20-08-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17201 of 2015 =========================================================== Prem Nath Sinha son of Ram Nath Prasad, resident of Mohalla- Saraiyaganj, Opp- Hotel Panchwati, P.S. Nagar, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

3. The S.D.O., East Muzaffarpur, Distt- Muzaffarpur.

4. The Block Marketing Officer, Mushari, Muzaffarpur. .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sri Niwas Jha, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh No. 1, AC to SC-18 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 20-08-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 26.11.2004 whereby and whereunder the Ekrarnama/agreement of license of the petitioner under Public Distribution System (P.D.S. Shop) has been cancelled.

2. A perusal of the impugned order dated 26.11.2004 discloses that the agreement for the license was cancelled with immediate effect against which the petitioner had filed a representation dated 03.12.2004 (Annexure-2) for revival of the license.

3. This Court takes note that the petitioner has approached after inordinate delay of more than a decade and as such the petitioner has not acted with due diligence, there being

Patna High Court CWJC No.17201 of 2015 dt.20-08-2018 considerable delay and laches on the part of the petitioner.

4. The writ petition accordingly stands dismissed. (Vikash Jain, J) Md. Ibrarul/Chandran AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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