Motibur Rahman v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.269 of 2015 ====================================================== Motibur Rahman, son of late Md. Islam, resident of village Dakshni Amdabad, P.S. Amdabad, District Katihar.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The District Magistrate, Katihar.

3. The District Supply Officer, Katihar.

4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Manihari, District Katihar.

5. The Senior Deputy Collector, District Legal Cell, Katihar.

6. The Block Supply Officer, Amdabad, District- Katihar. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhola Prasad For the Respondent/s : Mr. Suresh Kumar, AC to GP-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 12-02-2015 Heard Mr. Bhola Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Suresh Kumar, learned Assisting Counsel to Government Pleader No.5 for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the cancellation of his licence bearing No.1/86 granted to him for running a shop under the provisions of the Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 as enforced vide Bihar Fair Price Shop Order, 2007. The licence of the petitioner has been cancelled by the Licensing Authority -cum- Sub-Divisional Officer, Manihari, district- Katihar inter alia, on grounds of blackmarketing vide order passed on 23.9.2013. In view of the appellate remedy available to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.269 of 2015 (2) dt.12-02-2015 petitioner under Clause-15 of the Bihar Fair Price Shop Order, 2007 this writ petition is disposed of affording liberty to the petitioner to exhaust the appellate remedy so available to him. (Jyoti Saran, J) SKPathak/- U