Jitnarayan Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5232 of 2017 ====================================================== Jitnarayan Sharma, son of Late Satya Narayan Sharma, Resident of VillageChandwa, P.S.- Sheosagar, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary Food and Supply, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram.

3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Sasaram at Rohtas.

4. The Block Development Officer, Sheosagar, Rohtas. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Bhagat, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar, A.C. to G.P-9 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-06-2017 Heard the parties.

In this case, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 28.02.2017 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sasaram, Rohtas, whereby and whereunder he has cancelled the P.D.S. licence of the petitioner.

It appears that the petitioner instead of exhausting the alternative remedy has directly approached this Court as there is provision of appeal against the order of the SubDivisional Officer. In such view of the matter, let the petitioner exhaust the alternative remedy of appeal before the appellate authority. If the petitioner files an appeal before the appellate

Patna High Court CWJC No.5232 of 2017 (2) dt.21-06-2017 2/2 authority within a period of four weeks from today, the appellate authority shall dispose of the same within a period of three months from the date of filing of such appeal. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U