Ajmeri Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12431 of 2021 ====================================================== Ajmeri Khatoon W/o Akramul Ansari Resident of Village- Bandhapa, Gram Panchayat- Baghakhoh, P.S.- Akorhi Gola, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Food and Consumer Protection Department, Bihar, Patna.
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The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram.
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The District Supply Officer, Rohtas, Sasaram. 4.
The Sub- Divisional Officer, Dehri-on- Sone Rohtas. 5.
Smt. Anita Devi W/o Badri Narayan Singh Resident of Village- Baghakhoh, P.S. Akorhigola, District- Rohtas.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Arvind Ujjwal ( SC-4 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 25-03-2022 The petitioner is assailing selection of Respondent No. 5 for grant of licence to run a PDS shop under Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 for Baghakhoh Gram Panchayat in the district of Rohtas. The petitioner has remedy of appeal under Section 32 (iii) of the Control Order, 2016 which the petitioner has not invoked. Further, the selection process had concluded in the year 2018 itself. The petitioner has filed the present writ
Patna High Court CWJC No.12431 of 2021(2) dt.25-03-2022 2/2 application in the year 2021.
In view of the delay on the part of the petitioner in approaching this Court of nearly three years without any cogent explanation in the pleadings on record, we are not inclined to entertain this writ application.
This application is accordingly dismissed on the ground of delay and laches.
(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) Rajesh/- U