Mithilesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16660 of 2018 ====================================================== Mithilesh Kumar Singh, S/o Sri Bhagwan Das Singh, Resident of Ram Krishna Nagar, P.S.- Ram Krishna Nagar, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The Collector, Patna.

3. The Block Supply Officer, Sampatchak, Patna. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Adv., : Mr. Dhananjaya Nath Tiwari, Adv.

: Ms. Preety Kunwar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Arvind Ujjwal- SC-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-10-2018 After some arguments, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to approach the Collector, Patna for release of the seized items by filing a petition under section 6-E of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

In view of the aforesaid submission made by the learned senior counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a petition for release of the seized articles before the Collector, Patna and in case such a petition is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the Collector, Patna shall pass an order in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter. It is needless to state that in the meantime, the seized articles shall not be sold.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/Md. Rashid U