Jagdish Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16341 of 2021 ====================================================== Jagdish Ram son of Late Mishri Ram resident of Village- Virpur, P.O.- Virpur, P.S.- Jurawanpur, Block- Raghopur, District- Vaishali, Bihar, Pin Code844508. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

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

3.

The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4.

The District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur. 5.

The District Supply Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur. 6.

The Sub- Divisional Officer, Hajipur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 7.

The Sub- Divisional Supply Officer, Hajipur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 8.

The Marketing Officer, Hajipur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 9.

The Block Supply Officer, Raghopur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 10.

The Block Development Officer, Raghopur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Arvind Ujjwal ( Sc4 ) Mr. Sushil Kumar Malik, 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 The father of the petitioner died on 10.12.2003 while he was a PDS dealer of Gram Panchayat Raj Birpur. The petitioner now prays that he be granted the license of PDS dealer on compassionate ground.

A period of almost two decades has

Patna High Court CWJC No.16341 of 2021(2) dt.09-03-2022 2/2 lapsed since the death of the father of the petitioner. The writ petition thus suffers from serious laches.

We hereby dismiss the present writ petition.

(Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/-Ajay/- U