Patna High CourtCWJC/22606/2018allowed

Manoj Kumar Das @ Manoj Das v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2018-12-11Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22606 of 2018 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Das @ Manoj Das Son of Devendra Das Resident of VillageTilakpur,P.S. Sultanganj,Distt.-Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary,Department of Food & Supply Govt. of Bihar,Patna

3. The District Magistrate,Bhagalpur

4. The S.D.O. Sadar,Bhagalpur

5. The District Supply Officer,Bhagalpur

6. The Block Supply Officer,Sultanganj,Bhagalpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Najmul Hodda For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Arvind Ujjwal, SC-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 13.10.2018, passed by the learned SubDivisional Officer, Sadar Bhagalpur whereby and where under the license of the P.D.S. shop of the petitioner has been cancelled.

The short submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that only three day's time has been granted to the petitioner for filing reply to the show-cause notice, which is grossly insufficient. Reference in this regard has been made to a judgment reported in 2013(1) PLJR 718 (Smt. Fulpati Devi vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.).

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.22606 of 2018(2) dt.11-12-2018 2/2 case, this Court finds that the three days' time granted to the petitioner to file reply is highly insufficient and amounts to breach of the principles of nature justice. Hence, the order dated 13.10.2018 passed by the learned Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Bhagalpur is quashed, however, with liberty to the SubDivisional Officer, Sadar Bhagalpur to proceed in the matter afresh in accordance with law.

The writ petition is allowed.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U