Petition filed regarding license restoration of respondent No. 8 aggrieved consumers. Court allowed petitioner's withdrawal and dismissed the petition. Directed Secretary to ensure robust vigilance in Public Distribution System working.
Allowed withdrawal of the application; dismissed the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6090 of 2022
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Dhanjee Ram Son of Shiv Prasad Ram Resident of Village-Belaghat, P.O.Balua, P.S.-Ara Mufsil, District-Bhojpur at Ara.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Munna Prasad Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr. S. Raza Ahmad ( Aag 5 )
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR)
The license of respondent No. 8 was initially
cancelled and the explanation of the petitioner was not found to be satisfactory.
However, such order of cancellation of license of
respondent No. 8 could not be sustained for the reason
that undue reliance was given by the Licensing Authority
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to the report of the Block Supply Officer, whereas, he had to apply his independent mind on the materials placed before him for arriving at the decision.
The matter was remanded to the Licensing Authority, who after issuing a fresh notice and inquiry, restored the license to respondent no. 8.
This restoration of license to respondent No. 8 has aggrieved many of the consumers.
In this petition such complaint by consumers have been brought on record.
The petitioner is one of the consumers/ beneficiaries attached to the shop of the respondent No. 8.
The petitioner may have some interest in the retention/rejection of license to respondent No. 8, but that does not give him sufficient locus to contest the order passed by the Licensing Authority restoring the license of the respondent No. 8.
After some arguments, Mr. Umesh Kumar Verma, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application in order to, if so advised,
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approach the Secretary, Consumer Protection Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna for the needful.
The prayer is allowed.
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Should such a complaint be filed, it is expected
that the Secretary of the Department shall look into the matter as it is in the interest of the State that the Public Distribution System works with robust vigilance, otherwise the beneficiaries would not get the benefit for which the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 has been enacted.
(Ashutosh Kumar, J)
( Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
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Dhanjee Ram Son of Shiv Prasad Ram
The Secretary, Food and Civil Supply, Govt. of BIhar, Patna
Ashutosh Kumar
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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