Karun Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1089 of 2021 ====================================================== Karun Kumar Singh Son of Bishwanath Singh Resident of village- Tetaria, P.o.- Dakshin Ekauna, Block and P.s.- Udwant Nagar, District- Bhojpur at Ara, presently chairman of Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society, Ekauna, P.o.- Ekauna, P.s. and Block- Udwant Nagar, District- Bhojpur at Ara ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

Principal Secretary, Consumer and Food Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.

The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, District- Bhojpur at Ara 4.

The District Supply Officer, Bhojpur at Ara, District- Bhojpur at Ara 5.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar Ara, District- Bhojpur at Ara 6.

The Additional Sub-Divisional Officer, Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur at Ara 7.

The Block Supply Officer, Udwant Nagar, District- Bhojpur at Ara ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 02-02-2022 The matter has been heard via video conferencing. The petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 05.06.2020 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar Ara, by which the PDS license of the petitioner has been cancelled. Though the order is appealable under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016, but no appeal was preferred by the petitioner. We feel that the matter needs to be heard by the

Patna High Court CWJC No.1089 of 2021(3) dt.02-02-2022 2/2 competent authority. The limitation prescribed under the Rule for preferring the appeal has expired. The State has no serious objection to the bar of limitation in case the petitioner files an appeal.

We, thus, dispose off this writ petition with direction that in case the petitioner prefers an appeal against the order impugned within two weeks, the competent authority will decide the same within four weeks without being prejudiced by the period of limitation.

The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Anjani/- U