Md. Safaur Rahman @ Md. Safur Rahman, v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Md. Safaur Rahman @ Md. Safur Rahman; State of Bihar; Principal Secretary Food and Consumer Protection Department; Divisional Commissioner Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur; Collector cum District Magistrate Muzaffarpur; Sub Divisional Officer Muzaffarpur East; Block Supply Officer Bochaha; CWJC/Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10701 of 2022; Patna High Court oral order 05-10-2024; Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; writ petition disposed of; alternative and efficacious remedy; statutory appeal; Clause 32(3); Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2016; public distribution system; appeal within four weeks; consideration on merits; reasoned order in accordance with law; opportunity of hearing; completion within eight weeks; order communicated to parties; Uday Pratap Singh (petitioner's advocate); Arvind Ujjwal (SC 4) (respondents' advocate).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with redirection to the statutory-appeal route: petitioner to file an appeal (under Clause 32(3) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016) before the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Muzaffarpur (Respondent No. 3) within four weeks; on filing, the appeal to be considered on merits and a reasoned order passed in accordance with law, after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing; the exercise to be completed expeditiously, preferably within eight weeks of filing, and any order passed to be communicated to the parties.