IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13751 of 2007 ANIL KUMAR PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 28.10.2009 The petitioner prays for quashing order dated 22.3.2007 passed by the S.D.O., Daudnagar by which the P.D.S. Licence of the petitioner bearing No.2/H/89 had been suspended. Learned counsel submits that the authorities were bent upon harassing the petitioner and cancel his licence without any reasonable cause. Learned counsel submits that during the pendency of the suspension proceeding a show cause dated 7.3.2007 was issued for cancellation of his licence. It appears that the respondents were in haste to cancel the licence otherwise they would have first disposed of the suspension matter itself. The learned counsel has filed interlocutory application bearing I.A. No.6642/07 stating therein that during the pendency of this writ application the licence of the petitioner was cancelled on 12.11.2007. Learned counsel has assailed the order of cancellation of the licence on the ground that a copy of the enquiry report was not provided to the petitioner. It is submitted that the impugned order is in violation of section 7(v) of the Circular/Order dated 15.2.2007 passed by the State Government. He further submits that even the required renewal fee of licence for the period of 2008-2012 has been accepted. It shows that the authorities have passed the impugned order without due application of mind. The learned counsel for the State submits that all due 2 proceedings have been followed before canceling licence and due enquiry done. In my opinion, the petitioner has alternative remedy for challenging the order dated 12.11.2007 cancelling his licence under clause 28 of the Bihar Trade Articles (Licence Unification) Order 1984 In the circumstance, this writ application is disposed of. However, it would be open to the petitioner to contend before the learned Collector that an application for condonation of delay may sympathetically be considered as he was pursing his remedy before this Court since 2007 itself. In case an application is filed the same would be disposed of preferably within six months from the date of its filing. Anilkrsinha (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)