Amit Kumar Ram v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Amit Kumar Ram v. The State of Bihar (through Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department) and others, including Collector-cum-DM Siwan, SDO Siwan, District Supply Officer Siwan, and Block Supply Officers Siwan Sadar and Jiradei; Patna High Court CWJC No.1893 of 2024, oral order dated 21-10-2024 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy. Disposal on pending representation: direction to Sub-Divisional Officer, Siwan to consider petitioner's representation in accordance with law, with opportunity of hearing, eight-week outer preference, and communication of the resultant order. No statute or precedent discussed; no quantum or costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 3 (Sub-Divisional Officer, Siwan) to consider the petitioner's representation in accordance with law, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, completing the exercise preferably within eight weeks of receipt of the copy of the order, and communicating any order passed to the party.