Ambika Das @ Ambika Prasad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Licence cancellation appeal pending; direction for expeditious disposal within six weeks; notice and opportunity of hearing before order; communication of decision to parties; disposal at admission stage with consent, without merits; Patna High Court; CWJC No.9350 of 2026; CRM No. 885 of 2023/2024; Sub Divisional Officer order dated 03.08.2024; Respondent No. 5 District Magistrate, West Champaran; A. Abhishek Reddy, J.; order dated 01-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage, without going into the merits, with a direction to Respondent No. 5 (District Magistrate, West Champaran) to dispose of the petitioner's appeal in CRM No. 885 of 2023/2024 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks from receipt of the copy of the order, after putting the petitioner on notice and granting an opportunity of hearing, and to communicate the decision to the parties.