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Mahendra Kumar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Patna HC26 Jun 2018CWJC/11316/2018

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The Court allowed a writ petition seeking quashing of an order cancelling the petitioner's Fair Price shop licence without reasons. Finding the order violated principles of natural justice as it was non-speaking, the Court quashed it and remanded the matter for fresh disposal.

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Quashing of the impugned cancellation order dated 07.03.2018; remand to the Sub-Divisional Officer to pass a speaking order; restoration of supplies to the petitioner until fresh orders.

Mahendra Kumar Prasad Vs The State Of Bihar… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Patna HC (2018)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11316 of 2018

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=========================================================== Mahendra Kumar Prasad the Chairman of Kenar PACS son of Rajkumar Prasad Resident of Village - Makhdumpur, Police Station - Wazirganj, District - Gaya.

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.... .... Petitioner

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Versus

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

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The District Magistrate, Gaya.

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The District Supply Officer, Gaya.

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The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Gaya.

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The Block Supply Officer, Wazirganj, Dist.-Gaya.

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.... .... Respondents

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=========================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Binay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Upendra Pratap Singh, AC to SC4

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=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 26-06-2018

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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counsel for the respondents.

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The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order contained in memo no. 70 dated 07.03.2018 passed by the SubDivisional Officer, Sadar Gaya by which licence of the petitioner’s Fair Price shop bearing no. 02/2012 has been cancelled and monthly allotment has been stopped; and further to restore the petitioner’s licence.

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3 Learned counsel for the petitioner makes a short submission to assail the impugned order of cancellation, to the effect that the same has been passed mechanically and without due

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11316 of 2018 dt.26-06-2018

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application of mind and without assigning any reason for such cancellation.

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Learned counsel for the respondents appears and has been heard. No counter affidavit has been filed till date.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and on careful consideration of the materials available on record, this Court finds merit in the writ petition. A bare perusal of the impugned order discloses that the petitioner’s P.D.S. licence has been cancelled on the sole ground that the show cause reply filed by him was not satisfactory, without however assigning a single reason whatsoever as to why the same was not found satisfactory. There is no discussion in the order with regard to the plea raised by the petitioner in his show cause reply and why the same did not find favour with the authority. In such circumstances, therefore, it must be held that the impugned order does not amount to a speaking order and is thus violative of the principles of natural justice which cannot be sustained

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in law.

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Accordingly, the impugned order contained in memo no. 70 dated 07.03.2018 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Gaya (Annexure-2) is hereby quashed and the matter is remanded to him to consider and dispose of the matter afresh by a speaking order after grant of opportunity of hearing to the petitioner in accordance with

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11316 of 2018 dt.26-06-2018

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law. Supplies to the petitioner shall be restored without delay until

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fresh orders are passed by the respondent no. 4.

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The writ petition stands allowed as above.

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(Vikash Jain, J)

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B.T/Chandran

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Mahendra Kumar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

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