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Bhudeo Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Patna HC5 Jan 2016CWJC/11290/2014

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What is this about?

Writ petition challenging the cancellation of a public distribution licence without a valid notice. The court quashed the order as the notice lacked a proposal for cancellation, violating procedural safeguards. It allowed resumption of supplies if no fresh notice is issued within two months.

What did the court decide?

The impugned order cancelling the licence is quashed and set aside. Supplies shall resume if no fresh notice is issued within two months.

Bhudeo Prasad Yadav Vs The State Of Bihar and Ors. — Property and Title | Patna HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11290 of 2014

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====================================================== Bhudeo Prasad Yadav Son of Late Khushru Prasad Yadav Resident of Village - Shihulia, P.O. Runghatta, P.S. Katoria, District - Banka .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Food and Consumer Protection Department, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, Banka, District - Banka 3. The Sub - Divisional Officer, Banka, District - Banka .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Kumar Labh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Kumasr, AC to GA 7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER

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3 05-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The sole ground taken by the petitioner is that no notice for proposed cancellation of the licence was ever served upon him and the final order has been passed. Time was granted to the State for filing counter affidavit, however, the same has not been filed as yet. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the notices which have been appended by the petitioner as Annexures 2 and 3 indicate in clear terms that the same are only for the purpose of proposed cancellation.

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I do not find any force in such submission of learned

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11290 of 2014 (3) dt.05-01-2016

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counsel for the State as Clause 7(ii) of the Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 makes it mandatory that before taking any action for cancellation of licence with respect to any irregularity committed by a dealer, such dealer should be given reasonable opportunity to explain his/her case against the proposed cancellation.

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The notices appended as Annexures 2 and 3 though indicate that there are allegations against the petitioner but they merely disclose as to why action should not be taken against him. It does not appear from the aforesaid notices that there is any proposal for cancellation of the licence. Thus, in my view, the impugned order (Annexure 1) cannot be sustained in the present form.

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Accordingly, this application stands allowed and the order impugned as contained in Annexure 1 is quashed and set aside. However, this order would not come in the way of the licensing authority in issuing any fresh show-cause notice to the petitioner for cancellation of the licence in accordance with law, if it so desires and there are sufficient materials for doing that.

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However, if no step for initiation of fresh proceeding by issuing a fresh notice for cancellation of the licence is

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11290 of 2014 (3) dt.05-01-2016

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taken by the licensing authority within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, then the supplies to the petitioner should be resumed.

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(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)

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