Vishwanath Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19054 of 2018 ====================================================== Vishwanath Singh Son of Late Munni Singh, Resident of Village- Talsehan P.S.- Goraul, District- Vaishali (An Ex-PDS dealer of Chchaurhi Panchayat, Block Chehrakala District- Vaishali at Hajipur). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Food Consumer and Protection Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-15. 2.

The Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur.

3.

That Sub Divisional Officer, Mahua, District- Vaishali. 4.

The Incharge Asstt. District Supply Officer, Mahua, District- Vaishali. 5.

The Incharge, Block Supply Supply, Chehrakala, District- Vaishali. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aditya Narayan, Advovate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S. Raza Ahmed-AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR) 02-01-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The licence of the petitioner has been cancelled against which no appeal has been filed.

For the reason of the petitioner not having availed of his statutory remedy and approaching this Court directly, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. The petition is dismissed but with an observation that in case an appeal is filed before the Appellate Authority within a period of 30 days, the same shall be taken up by

Patna High Court CWJC No.19054 of 2018(2) dt.02-01-2023 2/2 the Appellate Authority and after providing reasonable opportunity to the petitioner to present his cause, a final order shall be passed within the next 60 days giving reasons in support of the same.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) ( Satyavrat Verma, J) Vikash/Rishi/- U