Smt. Ratanmala Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CWJC No.3193 of 2026; decided 07-04-2026; Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. Abhishek Reddy (single Judge, oral order); Petitioners: Smt. Ratanmala Devi, Birendra Kumar Paswan, Shambhu Sah; Respondents include State of Bihar (Food and Consumer Protection Dept.), District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Officer/Block Supply Officer/District Supply Officer/District Godown Manager Begusarai and Head of I.T. Cell; Counsel: Rajeev Kumar Labh (petitioners), Government Pleader (27) (respondents); subject: representation to SDO Sadar Begusarai regarding grievance and possible ePOS machine correction; directions: 4 weeks to file representation, 8 weeks to decide, hearing before order, reasoned order if rejected, no coercive steps meanwhile; outcome: writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: liberty to petitioners to submit a representation to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar Begusarai within 4 weeks; SDO to consider it strictly in accordance with law and pass necessary orders preferably within 8 weeks; ePOS machine correction if claim found genuine, otherwise a reasoned rejection order; opportunity of hearing before any order and communication of the order; no coercive steps against petitioners until decision on the representation, failing timely filing of which the authority may act in accordance with law.