Arjun Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14113 of 2018 ====================================================== Arjun Gupta son of Raghunath Prasad Gupta resident of village - Bhasurari, Police Station - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran at Bettiah. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Food Consumer Protection, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Narkatiaganj, District - West Champaran at Bettiah.

3. The Block Development Officer, Narkatiaganj, District - West Champaran at Bettiah.

4. The Block Supply Officer, Narkatiaganj, District - West Champaran at Bettiah.

5. The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. U.P. Singh, AC to SC-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 06-02-2019 Let the District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah be added as party respondent no. 5 in course of the day. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submits that the petitioner has preferred a statutory appeal against the order of cancellation of his license of P.D.S. Shop. The said appeal is said to be pending since 18.04.2018. learned counsel for the State is present.

In the given facts and circumstances of the case, let the District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah consider and dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this

Patna High Court CWJC No.14113 of 2018(3) dt.06-02-2019 2/2 order.

The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah shall keep in mind that there is a statutory period provided in the Control Order itself which provides 60 days time to dispose of the appeal.

This application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rajeev/- U