Artee Kumari v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PDS licence/dealership selection dispute, Darbhanga; District Selection Committee decision dated 19.05.2018 selecting respondent No. 9; writ petition pending since 2018 (CWJC No.18433 of 2018); petition disposed of with direction to petitioner to lodge complaint before Divisional Commissioner within one month; Divisional Commissioner to liberally construe limitation and decide within two months; Artee Kumari v. State of Bihar; Patna High Court; decided 24-07-2025; judge G. Anupama Chakravarthy.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a complaint before the Divisional Commissioner regarding the Selection Committee's selection of respondent No. 9 for the PDS licence, to be filed within one month of receipt of the order; the Divisional Commissioner to liberally construe the limitation period and pass an appropriate order within two months of filing of the complaint.