Ratiram Meena S/O Shri Sriman Meena v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: alternative remedy; statutory remedy bypass; revision petition; Food Commissioner / Additional Food Commissioner; period of limitation; ration dealer; food and civil supplies; disposal of writ petition. Parties: Ratiram Meena (petitioner, ration dealer, District Karauli) v. State of Rajasthan (Department of Food and Civil Supplies), District Supply Officer Karauli, District Collector Karauli. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Upman (single judge). Disposition: writ petition disposed of with liberty to seek revision; one-month window during which the revisional authority must treat the petition as within limitation and decide it on merits after hearing all parties, expeditiously. Relevant for writ petitions disposed of for non-exhaustion of statutory remedy and for directions to revisional authorities on limitation and expedited merits-based adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a revision petition before the revisional authority (Food Commissioner/Additional Food Commissioner); if filed within one month, to be treated as within the period of limitation and decided on merits after hearing all parties, expeditiously; stay application and pending applications also stand disposed of.