Mausham Kumari v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.715 of 2024 ====================================================== Mausham Kumari, aged about 31 years, Female, Wife of Brajkishore Kumar Resident of village - Koraiya Loukhan, Grampanchayat Lokhan, Block - Ghorasahan, Police Station - Dakha, District- East Champaran (Motihari) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Department, Bihar, Patna 2.

The Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director Food and Civil Supplies, Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4.

The Divisional Commissioner Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 5.

The District Magistrate -cum- Collector East Champaran, Motihari 6.

The District Supply Officer East Champaran Motihari 7.

The Sub Divisional Officer Sikarahana / Dakha, East Champaran Motihari 8.

Smt. Sangeeta Kumari, aged about 29 years, Female, Wife of Kaushal Kishore Prasad Resident of village - Koraiya Loukhan, Gram Panchayat Lokhan, Block Ghorasahan, Police Station Dakha, District - East Champaran (Motihari).

9.

Smt. Lalita Sinha, aged about 28 years, Female, Wife of Awadh Bihari Prasad Resident of village Koraiya Loukhan, Gram Panchayat - Lokhan, Block Ghorasahan, Police Station Dakha, District - East Champaran (Motihari).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Jha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel (22) with Mr. Sikramadit, AC to SC-22.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 05-02-2024 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, II Amendment Order-2022.

2. The present writ petition is disposed off with a

Patna High Court CWJC No.715 of 2024(2) dt.05-02-2024 2/2 direction to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner ventilating her grievance against the selection of the Respondent Nos. 8 & 9 as 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 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) shakir/- U