A PIL challenged a general notice inviting applications for vacant PDS shop licenses in Samastipur as contrary to a 2016 Bihar notification prescribing population-based shop ratios. The court found the notice related to filling fallen-vacant licenses and disclosed no violation, dismissing the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11227 of 2024
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Satish Kumar Thakur S/o- Ram Balak Thakur, Resident of VillageGovindwari Darouri, Post Office- Karua Budakpur, District- Samastipur.
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Additional Advocate General (4)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY)
Date : 01-08-2024
learned counsel for the State of Bihar.
Litigation praying for quashing the general notice contained in
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memo no. 185 dated 22.2.2024 issued under the signature of the District Officer, Samastipur with respect to grant of license of Public Distribution Shop in the District of Samastipur in view of the fact that the same is in contravention of the notification of the Government of Bihar published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) on 14.3.2016.
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Kalyanpur. It is submited in reference to the chart enclosed with the general notice dated 22.2.2024 that the same is with respect to grant of license for PDS shop, which has fallen vacant. It is thus submitted with respect to the panchayat-wise chart that one license of PDS shop under the category of Economically Weaker Section having fallen vacant in Sormar Panchayat, the same has been advertised along with others by the general notice dated 22.2.2024, impugned herein.
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and the same is dismissed.
(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)
(Partha Sarthy, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the general notice dated 22.2.2024 inviting applications for vacant PDS shop licenses in Samastipur contravenes the Bihar Gazette notification dated 14.3.2016.
Satish Kumar Thakur
The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary Food Consumer Department, Bihar, Patna
The District Officer, Samastipur
The District Supply Officer, Samastipur
The Sub Divisional Supply Officer Samastipur
The Sub-Divisional Supply Officer Rosera
K. Vinod Chandran
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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