Patna High CourtCWJC/13657/2015dismissed

Fair Price Dealers Association v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2018-08-14Mr. Justice Vikash Jain2 pages

Patna High Court CWJC No.13657 of 2015 dt.14-08-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13657 of 2015 =========================================================== Fair Price Dealers Association, Registered Office Bhikhna Pahari, Patna 4 and Head Office, Uran Tola, New Bypass Road, Anisabad, Patna 2 through its Secretary, Shreekant Labh, Son of Late Yadunath Labh, Resident of Mohalla - Uran Tola, P.O. - Anisabad, P.S. - Gardanibag, District - Patna. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate, West Champaran, District - West Champaran.

3. The Sub - Divisional Officer - Cum - Licensing Authority, Bagaha, District - West Champaran.

4. Sri Heeranand Pandey, Chairman, Mahui Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society Ltd. (PACS), Mahui Panchayat, Son of Late Raj Kumar Pandey, Resident of Village + P.O. - Mahui, P.S. - Ramnagar, District - West Champaran. .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Kumar Labh, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 14-08-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to stop functioning of Mahui Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Society Ltd. (PACS), Mahui Panchayat of Ramnagar Block in the District of West Champaran as a Public Distribution System licensee which is granted in the light of Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2011 issued by the State Government vide Memo No. 5738 dated 23.06.2011; further to direct the licensing authority to cancel the P.D.S. licence of above mentioned PACS.

2. Learned counsel submits that during the pendency

Patna High Court CWJC No.13657 of 2015 dt.14-08-2018 of the writ petition the petitioner has died and as such the writ petition need not be pressed.

3. Having regard to the aforesaid stand of the petitioner, the writ petition stands dismissed. (Vikash Jain, J) Md. Ibrarul/BT AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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