Fair Price Dealers Association v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16455 of 2025 ====================================================== 1.

Fair Price Dealers Association Registered Office Bhikna Pahari, Patna- 4 and Head Office Hasanpura Beur Patna- 2 through its Sub Divisional President Uday Narayan Singh, Gender- Male, Aged about 63 years, S/o Avadh Bihari Singh, Resident of Village- Jaynandan Bigha, P.S.- Tekari, District- Gaya (Bihar).

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Mithilesh Prasad, Son of Ram Khelawan Paswan, Resident of villageNasirpur, P.S. - Tekari, District- Gaya (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the principle Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2.

The Managing Director Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Khadya Bhawan, Daroga Rai Path, R. Block, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, District- Gaya.

4.

The District Supply Officer, District- Gaya.

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The District Manager State Food Corporation, District- Gaya. 6.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Tekari, District- Gaya. 7.

The Block Supply Officer, Tekari, District- Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel (04) For the BSFC :

Mr. Shailendra Kr. Singh, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsha Utpal, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 20-01-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to file a suitable representation by the individual PDS dealers before the competent authority ventilating their grievance. Having regard to the same, the present writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the individual PDS Dealers.

Patna High Court CWJC No.16455 of 2025(2) dt.20-01-2026 2/2

2. Permission is granted.

3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.

4. If any individual representations are filed, the authority shall consider the same in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of such representation.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Gauravkr/- U