Raj Narayan Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12485 of 2016 =========================================================== Raj Narayan Gupta, son of Late Baij Nath Prasad, resident of village- Kazi Tola Doriganj, District- Saran .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

2. The Secretary, Department of Food and Consumer Protection, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Saran at Chapra

4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Chapra

5. The Block Supply Officer, Sadar Chapra.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tej Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sumant Kumar Singh, AC to GA-2 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 06-12-2016 Heard parties.

In view of limited prayer made at the time of hearing, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Saran at Chapra to take a final decision in P.D.S. Appeal No.40 of 2015, preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 14.08.2015 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Chapra (Supply Branch) by which he had cancelled the PDS licence of the petitioner, on its own merit and in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if the same has already not been disposed of. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) V.K. Pandey/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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