Pramod Narayan Pandey v. The State Of Bihar, Through Its Principal Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2216 of 2021 ====================================================== Pramod Narayan Pandey S/o Sri Bashistha Narayan Pandey resident of Village - Madapur, Panchayat- Madhubani, Block- Mushahari, P.S. - Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar, through its Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supply Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, East, Muzaffarpur, P.S. - Nagar/Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur.

3.

The Block Supply Officer, Mushahari, P.S. - Mushahari, Distt.- Muzaffarpur. 4.

The Block Supply Officer, Minapur, P.S. - Minapur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shankar Kishore Shahi, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.Raza Ahmad, AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 17-01-2022 The matter has been taken up for online hearing through video conference because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he be granted liberty to prefer appeal against the impugned order dated 01.10.2020, passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer-cum-Licensing Authority, whereby the petitioner's licence to run a fair price shop under Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System(Control) Order, 2016 has been

Patna High Court CWJC No.2216 of 2021(2) dt.17-01-2022 2/2 cancelled.

In the facts and circumstances, this application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to prefer appeal. If the petitioner prefers appeal within four weeks from today, the Appellate Authority shall be required to consider the petitioner's appeal on merit without going into the question of limitation, keeping in mind the fact the petitioner was pursuing his remedy before this Court by filing the present writ application. It is observed that the Appellate Authority is expected to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, within the period prescribed under Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System(Control) Order, 2016.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) Rajesh/- U