Chandrashekhar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar, Through The Principle Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 3616 of 2021 ====================================================== Chandrashekhar Kumar, son of Sri Harishankar Bhagat, R/O Village Chhatrapatti, Post Harnahi, P.S. Baruraj, District Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, (West) cum Licensing Officer, Muzaffarpur.

4.The Block Supply Officer, Block Motipur, District Muzaffarpur.

... ... Respondent/s ===================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jai Prakash Verma, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2021 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.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the order dated 8.10.2020 passed by the SubDivisional Officer, West Muzaffarpur, whereby and where

under the PDS license of the petitioner bearing license No. 23020096/16 has been cancelled.

At the outset, the Ld. Counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to file appropriate appeal under Rule 32 (iii) of the Bihar Targeted PDS (Control) Order, 2016. The Ld. Counsel for the respondent State, Shri Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 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 approach the appellate authority by filing appropriate appeal against the aforesaid order dated 8.10.2020 and in case such an appeal is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the appellate authority shall consider the same on merits and dispose it, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and a speaking order within a period of eight weeks, thereafter.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/-