Vijay Kumar Jha @ Vijay Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
PDS licence compassionate-ground application left unprocessed after licensee-father's death on 27.12.2021; applications dated 30.04.2022 (Annexure P/3) and 31.05.2025 (Annexure P/9); direction to Respondent No.3 (Sub Divisional Officer, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani) to dispose of the representation within 8 weeks and communicate the decision; disposal at admission stage with consent, merits not examined; petitioners/respondents include State of Bihar Food and Civil Supply Department, DM Madhubani, DSO and BSO Jhanjharpur; advocate for petitioner Suresh Mishra; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.3 (Sub Divisional Officer, Jhanjharpur, per cause title) to consider the petitioner's applications/representations for compassionate appointment expeditiously, preferably within 8 weeks of receipt of the order's copy, to communicate any decision to the petitioner, and to put him on notice with an opportunity to produce documents if clarifications are needed.