IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17040 of 2010 BRIJNANDAN KUMAR SINGH . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2. 01.03.2011 The present order has been passed with the consent of the counsel for the parties. The P.D.S. Licence No. 39 of 2007 of the petitioner was suspended on 25.1.2010. Learned counsel submits that there is no criminal prosecution pending against the petitioner under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and neither has his licence been cancelled. The submission therefore is that the suspension looses its statutory force after 90 days under Rule 7 of the Fair Price Shop Order, 2007 framed under the Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001. Counsel for the State has no objection to the disposal of the application with directions to the licensing authority to examine the claims of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the statutory provisions within a maximum period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)