Buchchi Choudhary v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.3372 of 2026 (decided 08-04-2026, A. Abhishek Reddy, J.): disposal at admission with consent; petitioner Buchchi Choudhary allowed to lodge representation before SDO, Saharsa (Respondent No. 3) within 4 weeks; authority to act strictly in accordance with law; ePOS machine correction directed if grievance genuine; reasoned rejection order required otherwise; completion preferred within 4 weeks of receipt of representation; order to be communicated to party. Respondents include State of Bihar Food and Consumer Protection Department, DM/SDO Saharsa, Block/District Supply Officers, District Godown Manager and Head of I.T. Cell. No statutes or precedent citations appear in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission stage with liberty to the petitioner to file a representation of his grievance before the Sub-Divisional Officer, Saharsa (Respondent No. 3) within 4 weeks; the authority to consider it strictly in accordance with law, correct the ePOS machine if the grievance is genuine or pass a reasoned rejection otherwise, complete the exercise preferably within 4 weeks of receipt, and communicate the order to the party.