This oral order directed the Respondent No. 2, Gaya District Magistrate, to dispose of a pending Supply Appeal within 60 days, noting a statutory disposal period, while ensuring the petitioner is heard.
Direction to Respondent No. 2 to dispose of Supply Appeal No. 27/2018 within 60 days from receipt of this order copy.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.440 of 2019
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Sanjay Kumar Son of Late Tileshwar Chaudhary, Resident of VillageRamadih, P.S.- Paraiya, District- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr.Vijay Anand, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. U.P. Singh, A.C. to SC-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER
It appears from the statements made in the writ application that the petitioner’s appeal preferred before Respondent No. 2 being Supply Appeal No. 27/2018 is pending for a long time. The statutory period fixed for disposal of such appeal is only 60 days.
Learned counsel for the State is present and has no objection to the issuance of a direction to Respondent No. 2 to to dispose of the appeal within the time frame.
In the facts and circumstances of the case this writ application is being disposed of with direction to the Respondent No. 2 to dispose of the Supply Appeal No. 27/2018 within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of
Patna High Court CWJC No.440 of 2019(2) dt.29-07-2019 2/2
a copy of this order.
Needless to say that while taking steps to dispose of
the appeal an opportunity of hearing will be given to the petitioner.
(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)
Rajeev/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to direct Respondent No. 2 to dispose of Supply Appeal No. 27/2018 within 60 days.
Whether an opportunity of hearing must be afforded to the petitioner during disposal.
Sanjay Kumar
The State Of Bihar
The District Magistrate, Gaya
The S.D.O., Tikari, Gaya
The Block Supply Officer, Paraiya, Gaya
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
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