Dinesh Ray, v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11781 of 2019 ====================================================== Dinesh Ray, S/o Baidh Nath Ray, R/o Pachgachiya Majithi urf Basatpur Majithi, P.O.- Maithi, P.S. and Block Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 3.

The District Level Selection Committee, Muzaffarpur through its Chairman. 4.

The Collector cum Chairman, District Level Selection Committee, Muzaffarpur.

5.

The Sub Divisional Officer, East, Muzaffarpur. 6.

The Block Supply Officer, Gaighat Block, Muzaffarpur. 7.

Rajiv Pratap, S/o Sri Ram Lagan Rai, R/o Village and P.O.- Maithi, P.S. and Block- Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Manoj, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Arvind Ujjwal (SC4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 16-01-2024 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, having regard to the amendment issued by notification dated 21.07.2022 to the Bihar Authority and Public Distribution System Control, IInd Amendment Order - 2022, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur ventilating his grievance against selection of the respondent no. 7 as a PDS dealer.

2. On such representation being made, the Divisional Commissioner shall consider the same on its own merit duly

Patna High Court CWJC No.11781 of 2019(2) dt.16-01-2024 2/2 putting all the parties on notice and then passing a reasoned order.

3. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the complaint by the Divisional Commissioner.

4. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the Divisional Commissioner shall give an opportunity of hearing to the parties. Any order passed, shall be communicated to the parties.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) perwez U