Reena Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna HC CWJC No.7154 of 2024, decided 22-10-2024, Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; petitioner Reena Kumari; respondents include State of Bihar (Food and Supply), District Magistrate/District Selection Committee (PDS licence, Vaishali), SDO Mahua, DSO/ADSO Hajipur, BSO Mahua and Rekha Kumari; writ petition disposed of directing statutory appeal under Clause 32(3) Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2016 before DM-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee within two weeks; opportunity of hearing; reasoned orders; eight-week completion timeline; alternative and efficacious remedy.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the petitioner to file a statutory appeal before Respondent No. 2 within two weeks; authorities to give an opportunity of hearing, consider the appeal on merits, pass reasoned orders, complete the exercise preferably within eight weeks, and communicate any order passed to the parties.