Pankaj Kumar Pankaj v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC 2848 of 2026; Pankaj Kumar Pankaj v. State of Bihar; Fair Price Shop licence No. 161/2016 cancellation; SDO Barh Memo No. 08 dated 4/1/2025; Annexure P/1; E.C. Appeal Case No. 15/2024-25 rejected by Collector and District Magistrate, Patna on 20/9/2025; Annexure P/4; alternative and efficacious remedy; revision under Section 32(vi) of the Control Order 2016; Divisional Commissioner; writ disposed of at admission stage without going into merits; four-week filing period and four-week disposal period; eight-week outer timeline; notice and hearing directions; public distribution system Bihar; Barh; Block Supply Officer.
What did the court decide?
No relief on merits; writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with consent, relegating the petitioner to file a revision under Section 32(vi) of the Control Order 2016 before the Divisional Commissioner within four weeks, with time-bound and notice/hearing directions to the Commissioner.