Rakhi Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.67 of 2023 ====================================================== Rakhi Kumari Wife of Amrendra Paswan, Resident of Village- Salempur Saini, P.S.- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

The Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division. 3.

The District Magistrate Cum Chairman, District Selection Committee, Samastipur, District- Samastipur.

4.

The Sub- Divisional Officer, Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur. 5.

Soni Kumari, Wife of Munindra Das, Resident of Village- Salempur Saini, P.S.- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Labh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Arvind Ujjwal (Sc4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 15-04-2024 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, having regard to the amendment issued by notification dated 21.07.2022 to the Bihar Authority and Public Distribution System Control, IInd Amendment Order - 2022.

2. The present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner ventilating his grievance against a selection of the Respondent No. 5 as a PDS dealer.

3. On such representation being made, the Divisional Commissioner shall consider the same on its own merit duly putting all the parties on notice and then passing a reasoned

Patna High Court CWJC No.67 of 2023(3) dt.15-04-2024 2/2 order.

4. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of the complaint by the Divisional Commissioner.

5. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the Divisional Commissioner shall give an opportunity of hearing to the parties. Any order passed, shall be communicated to the parties.

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