Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Alternative remedy bars writ entertainment; PDS fair price shop licence selection challenged; provisional selection of respondent No. 7 (Sintu Kumar); petitioner Pankaj Kumar claims higher computer-application qualification; Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2016, clause 32(iii) appeal to District Officer within thirty days, clause 32(v) interim suspension pending appeal, clause 32(vi) revision before Divisional Commissioner within two months; Section 5 Limitation Act invoked for condonation of lapsed limitation; representation to be filed within four weeks; authority to dispose within three months; Patna High Court; CWJC No. 15843 of 2018; decided 11-07-2025; Nawada; Rajauli; Narhat; Magadh Division.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a representation before the concerned authority within four weeks; the delay in filing the representation to be condoned; the authority to dispose of the representation within three months; interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of.