Saddique Mian v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8067 of 2015 =========================================================== Saddique Mian, S/o Late Fairuddin Miyan, Resident of village - Mahmada, P.S. Baruraj, District - Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Food & Civil Supply Corporation, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

2. Dy. Development Commissioner, Muzaffarpur

3. The Sub Divisional Officer, (West), Muzaffarpur

4. The Block Supply Officer, Motipur, Muzaffarpur

5. The Block Development Officer, Motipur, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Anwar Karim, AC to GP 10 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 21-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order contained in memo no. 693 dated 10.04.2015 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, (West) Muzaffarpur by which the petitioner has been directed to deposit Rss 34,387/- against the price of rice supplied under SGRY-II scheme to the tune of 25 quintals 10 Kg. and also to file show cause within three days.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it will suffice if the Sub-Divisional Officer, (West) Muzaffarpur (respondent no. 3) is directed to consider and dispose of the show cause reply of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.8067 of 2015 dt.21-08-2018 2/2 petitioner (Annexure-2) in which event the writ petition need not be pressed on merits.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents appears and has been heard.

5. Having regard to the nature of the grievances and the stand of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Sub-Divisional Officer, (West) Muzaffarpur (respondent no. 3) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's show cause reply (Annexure-2), if the same is still pending before him, after grant of opportunity of hearing to the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this judgment. (Vikash Jain, J) B.T/Chandran AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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