Ganga Devi v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Principal Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.801 of 2021 ====================================================== Ganga Devi w/o Mahendra Singh resident of Village Rahi Uttar, Near Hanuman Mandir, P.O. - Lachhmipur, P.S. - Rajnagar, District- Madhubani847228. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Department of Food, Supply and Commerce, Government ofBihar, Secretariat, Patna- 800001. 2.

The Collector cum District Magistrate, Madhubani, District- Madhubani. 3.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Madhubani, Sub-Divisional Office Madhubani, District- Madhubani.

4.

The Block Supply Officer Rajnagar, Block- Rajnagar, District- Madhubani. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabindra Nath Kanth, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Alok Ranjan (AC to AAG 5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 27-10-2021 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Alok Ranjan, learned AC to AAG 5 appearing for the State. Though, the present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 14.01.2020, passed by the Sub Divisional officer, Sadar, Madhubani, whereby and whereunder the license of the P.D.S. shop of the petitioner bearing License no. 76 of 2017 has been cancelled but the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that an appeal has been preferred before the learned District Magistrate, Madhubani on 13.02.2020, however neither the same has been registered nor disposed off, till date.

Patna High Court CWJC No.801 of 2021(2) dt.27-10-2021 2/2 Per contra, the learned counsel for the respondent State has submitted that though the District Magistrate, Madhubani shall inquire in his office about the aforesaid appeal of the petitioner, however, the petitioner may provide a fresh copy of the appeal so that the matter can be expedited. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the petitioner to submit a copy of the appeal, already filed before the learned District Magistrate, Madhubani, within a period of four weeks from today and in case, such an appeal is filed, the same shall be disposed off by the District Magistrate, Madhubani by a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks thereafter, without being impeded by the issue of limitation.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U