Supriya Kumari v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17104 of 2021 ====================================================== Supriya Kumari Daughter of Vijay Paswan and Wife of Rupesh Kumar Bharti Resident of Village - Andi, P.S. - Asthawan, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2.
The District Magistrate Cum Chairman, District Selection Committee, Nalanda, District- Nalanda.
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The Sub - Divisional Officer, Biharsharif, District- Nalanda. 4.
Dharmshila Kumari Wife of Santosh Paswan Resident of Village - Andi, P.S. - Asthawan, District- Nalanda.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6660 of 2021 ====================================================== Dharmshila Kumari wife of Santosh Paswan Resident of Village - Andi, P.S. Asthawan, District- Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar, through its the Principal Secretary of Food and Consumer Protection Department, Bihar, Patna. 2.
The District Magistrate, Nalanda.
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The District Supply Officer, Nalanda.
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The Sub - Divisional Officer, Nalanda.
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The SC/ST Officer, Nalanda.
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The District Co-Operative Officer, Nalanda.
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The Block Supply Officer, Asthawan, Nalanda.
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Supriya Kumari wife of Rupesh Kumar Bharti Resident of village - Malti, P.S. - Asthawan, District- Nalanda.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17104 of 2021) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajeev Kumar Labh For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Arvind Ujjwal ( Sc4 ) (In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6660 of 2021) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pramod Kumar Sinha For the Respondent/s :
Mr.S.Raza Ahmad (Aag5)
Patna High Court CWJC No.17104 of 2021(2) dt.08-10-2021 2/3 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 08-10-2021 The instant case has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.
As far as the first case is concerned i.e. C.W.J.C. no. 17104 of 2021, the writ petitioner has prayed for quashing the decision of the District Selection Committee, Nalanda dated 02.08.2021, headed by the District Magistrate, Nalanda. As far as the second writ petition i.e. C.W.J.C. no. 6660 of 2021 is concerned, the same has been filed for directing the respondents to grant P.D.S. license in the name of the petitioner pertaining to Panchayat- Asthawan Block of Nalanda District relating to advertisement no. 01 of 2017. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner in the first case Sri Rajeev Kr. Labh, Advocate and the learned Senior Counsel, Sri D.K. Sinha, appearing for the petitioner in the second case, submit that the matter be relegated to the Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, so that the dispute in question can be sorted out once and for all.
Accordingly, the aforesaid two writ petitions stand disposed of as not pressed, however with liberty to the
Patna High Court CWJC No.17104 of 2021(2) dt.08-10-2021 3/3 petitioners to approach the Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna by filing appropriate petitions against the order, with which they are aggrieved and in case, such petitions are filed within a period of four weeks from today, appropriate decision shall be taken in accordance with law on merits, by the learned Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna and a reasoned and a speaking order shall be passed within a period of eight weeks, thereafter (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U