IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6645 of 2007 LAL BABU PRASAD, S/O Sri Bharatjee Prasad, resident of village Bathua Bazar, P.S. Phulwaria, district Gopalganj .. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Collector and District Magistrate, Gopalganj 3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Hathua, district Gopalganj 4. The Block Rationing Officer/The Prakhand Apurti Padhadhikari, Phulwaria, district Gopalganj .. Respondents **** /3/ 25.01.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is the licensee of the year 1994, bearing Licence No. 11 of 1994. On 05.04.2003, the Sub Divisional Officer, Hathua, Gopalganj, issued show cause whether the licence granted to the petitioner fulfils the norm of 1900 population in rural area and whether the licence granted to the petitioner in the Panchayat violates 24% reservation policy for the S.C./S.T. Counsel for the petitioner has raised two grievances. He submits that pursuant to the impugned show cause supply of licence items have been stopped. He, further, submits that though he has filed his reply on 12.07.2003, contained in Annexure 4, the same has been kept pending. He, further, states that licence can not be kept suspended beyond 2 ninety days. Learned counsel submits that as he is old licensee, it would be too late for the State to contend that the same was accorded in violation of the reservation provision of 24% for the S.C./S.T. In support of his contention, leaned counsel has relied upon a decision of this Court in the case of Bibi Fatma Vrs. The State of Bihar & Ors., disposed off on 09.03.2006 vide C.W.J.C. No. 6809 of 2003. 3. Having heard the counsel for the parties, this Court direct respondent no. 3, the Sub Divisional Officer, Hathua, Gopalganj, to dispose off the representation of the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It will be open to the petitioner to refer the aforesaid order of this Court before the learned Licensing Authority. 4. With these observations and directions, this application is disposed off. Cp:2/S.A. (Samrendra Pratap Singh, J.)