Mahendra Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (CWJC 1380/2025, Patna HC, decided 02-04-2025) not entertained in view of petitioner's pending Supply Appeal Case No. 21 of 2023 against the SDO Sadar Gaya cancellation order dated 22.12.2022; disposal routed to District Magistrate, Gaya with eight-week preference; safeguards: pre-order opportunity of hearing, communication of outcome, supply of order copy if appeal already concluded; petitioner Mahendra Kumar (Gaya); respondents include State of Bihar (Food and Consumer Protection Department), DM/SDO/ADSO/BSO Gaya; counsel: Binay Kumar (petitioner), Standing Counsel (09) (respondents); no statutory provisions or precedent cases invoked.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 2, the District Magistrate, Gaya, to dispose of Supply Appeal Case No. 21 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within eight weeks from receipt of the copy of the order; the petitioner to be given an opportunity of hearing before any order is passed; any order passed to be communicated to the petitioner; and, if the appeal has already been disposed of, the order copy to be supplied to him.