✦ Patna High Court · 30 Jun 2025

Bhim Prasad Harijan v. The State Of Bihar

CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 19171 of 2017G ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY3 min read

Case at a glance

Decided
30 Jun 2025
Bench
G ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY

Outcome

Disposed of

the appeal is disposed of, whichever is

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 77. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, shall Patna High Court CWJC No.19171 of 2017 dt.30-06-2025 stand disposed of. (G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J) Spd/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date NAFR NA 30.06.2025

Judgment

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY Mr. Amal Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. S.Raza Ahmad -AAG 5 : : ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 30-06-2025

1.

The writ petition is filed for the following reliefs: “(i) … for setting aside the show cause notice in memo no. 813 dated

22.09.2014 and also for quashing the order contained in memo no. 960 dated

15.11.2014 passed by learned S.D.O., Kishanganj by which he was pleased to cancelled the PDS license of the petitioner being license no. 18TR/2007 and also for quashing the order dated 20.06.2017 passed in PDS Appeal Case No. 05 of 2015 by the learned Collector, Kishanganj by which he was pleased to dismiss the Patna High Court CWJC No.19171 of 2017 dt.30-06-2025 appeal and further be pleased to restore the license and supply of the petitioner.”

Operative part

2.

At this juncture, the Learned counsel for the respondents contended that Section 32(vi) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 provides for the provision of revision. Section 32(v) and (vi) read as follows: “32. (v) Till the disposal of appeal pending, the Appellate Authority may direct that the order under appeal shall not take effect for such period as the authority may consider necessary for giving a reasonable opportunity to the other party under sub-clause (4) or until the appeal is disposed of, whichever is earlier. (vi) Due to non disposal of the appeal within sixty days by the District Officer or against the order passed in the appeal, a revision may be filed before the Divisional Commissioner. The revision shall be disposed of within two months.

3.

Admittedly, the present case is filed against the order of District Magistrate in PDS Patna High Court CWJC No.19171 of 2017 dt.30-06-2025 Appeal Case No. 05 of 2015 dated 20.06.2017.

4.

The Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that he intends to file a revision before the Divisional Commissioner, but the limitation period for filing the revision has lapsed. He prayed for a direction to the concerned Divisional Commissioner to entertain the revision petition in accordance with Section 5 of the Limitation Act.

5.

Taking into consideration that the petitioner has an alternative remedy for filing a revision, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file the revision petition within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order before the concerned Divisional Commissioner. The delay in filing the revision shall be condoned by the Divisional Commissioner, and the authority shall dispose of the revision petition within three months from the date of filing of the same.

6.

With the above said observation, the Writ petition is disposed of.

7.

Interlocutory Application(s), if any, shall Patna High Court CWJC No.19171 of 2017 dt.30-06-2025 stand disposed of. (G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J) Spd/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date NAFR NA 30.06.2025

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: the appeal is disposed of, whichever is

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Limitation Act, 1963 — s. 5.

Which court decided this case, and when?

Patna High Court, on 30 Jun 2025. The bench was G ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.

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