Kailash Mandal v. The State of Bihar
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.810 of 2022
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Kailash Mandal son of Late Fagu Mandal, Resident of Village Tetariya, Post and Panchayat Dhodhri, P.S. Sono, Dist. Jamui.
... ... Petitioner.
... ... Respondents.
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR)
2 23-02-2022
Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Anisul Haque for the State.
Against the order of cancellation of licence of the petitioner under the PDS Scheme, he has preferred an appeal before the Appellate Authority, namely, the
Collector of the district vide Appeal No.13/2021 on 20.07.2021, but till date the appeal has not been disposed of.
Patna High Court CWJC No.810 of 2022(2) dt.23-02-2022 2/2
In that view of the matter, we direct the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal by a reasoned order, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of 60 days, to be counted from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Any breach in the timeline provided in this order shall be viewed seriously.
With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition stands disposed of.
(Ashutosh Kumar, J.)
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.)
Trivedi/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to issue directions to the Appellate Authority for disposal of pending appeal against cancellation of PDS licence.
Whether the timeline for disposal of the appeal should be specified.
Kailash Mandal
The State of Bihar through Sub Divisional Officer, Jamui
District Magistrate, Jamui
Sub Divisional Officer cum Licensing Authority, Jamui
District Supply Officer, Jamui
Block Supply Officer, Sono, Jamui
Ashutosh Kumar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
As recorded by the court registry
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