Sateyendra Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14251 of 2017 ====================================================== Sateyendra Sharma, Son of Sri Ramalarayan Sharma, Resident of VillageFesra Tola Barki English, P.S.- Pauthu, District- Aurangabad, presently the Vice-President of District Fair Price Dealers Association. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar.

2. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad.

4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Protection, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bipin Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

AC to Mr.Arbind Ujjawal, Adv.

For the intervenor Petitienr; Md. Rashid Alam, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 25-01-2019 This writ application seems to have been filed more by way of an adversarial litigation. The petitioner claims himself to be the Vice-President of Fair Price Dealer Association, Aurangabad but he does not want that the State Government should give license to more than two Public Distribution Shops in an area where the population is about 3900. The policy decision of the government says that over a population of 1,000 to 1200 one Public Distribution Shop should be there.

There is no reason why the petitioner being an office bearer of Fair Price Dealers Association will raise an objection against the Government providing one more Public Distribution

Patna High Court CWJC No.14251 of 2017(4) dt.25-01-2019 2/2 Shop for the benefit of the local people. It is more a matter of policy decision.

The writ application is thoroughly misconceived and is dismissed accordingly.

I.A. No.01 of 2019 is also disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) R.R.Ojha/- U