Rajkishore Paswan v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16408 of 2021 ====================================================== Rajkishore Paswan Son of Late Birendra pASWAN Resident of Village - Narayanpur, P.S. Bihpur, (Bhawanipur) District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

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The Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.

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The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.

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The Sub Divisional Officer - cum - Licensing Authority Naugachhiya, Bhagalpur.

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The Block Supply Officer, Narayanpur, Naugachhiya, Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Arvind Ujjwal (SC 4 ) with Mr. Sushil Kumar Mallick, AC to SC 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 09-03-2022 Though the present petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 09.03.2021 passed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Naugachhiya, whereby and whereunder the license of the P.D.S. shop of the petitioner bearing License no. 21/9460/2016 has been cancelled but at the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to prefer an appeal before the appellate authority under Rule 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System

Patna High Court CWJC No.16408 of 2021(2) dt.09-03-2022 2/2 (Control) Order, 2016.

The learned counsel for the respondent- State has got no objection.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate appeal before the appellate authority against the order dated 09.03.2021, passed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Naugachhiya and in case, such an appeal is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be decided on merits, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and a speaking order, within a period of eight weeks, thereafter. (Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Anjani/- U