Shrimati Shobha Kumari v. The Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6438 of 2018 ====================================================== Shrimati Shobha Kumari Wife of Sri Ramesh Kumar Choudhary, Resident of C/o Smt. Krishna Devi, Flat No.310, Ratnagiri Complex, Samanpura Path, Raja Bazar, Patna- 800014.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and Ors null null 2.

The Managing Director, Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Khadya Bhawan, Daroga 3.

Deputy General Manager, Administration, Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Khady 4.

Chief of Administration, Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Khadya Bhawan, Darog 5.

Deputy Chief of Administration, Bihar State Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Khadya Bhawan 6.

Conducting Officer-cum-Deputy Chief of Claim B.S.F. and C. Supply Corporation Ltd., Head Quarter, P 7.

District Manager, State Food and Civil Supply Corporation, Gaya. 8.

District Manager, State Food and Civil Supply Corporation, Jehanabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gopal Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 26-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the office order contained in Memo No. 483 dated 15.01.2018 issued under the signature of respondent No.3, namely, the Deputy General Manager, Administration by which

Patna High Court CWJC No.6438 of 2018(2) dt.26-02-2024 2/2 punishment order has been passed in disciplinary proceeding against the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation submits that the present writ petition is not maintainable as the petitioner has not preferred any appeal against the said order. The appellate authority is the Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Bihar, Patna.

4. In the light of the submissions made by the parties, this writ petition is disposed off directing the petitioner to avail the remedy before the Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Bihar, Patna within 60 from today. The Appellate Authority is directed to dispose of the appeal within 90 days from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order with a reasoned and speaking order.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U