IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9874 of 2010 1. BILAT CHOUDHARY S/O LATE NIRSHU CHOUDHARY R/O VILL.- DHARNIPATI PURBI, P.S.- PATORI, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR --------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR -----------Respondents with CWJC No.9882 of 2010 1. USHA KUMARI W/O RABINDRA KUMAR RAI R/O VILL.- RAJPUR (JOUNAPUR), P.S.- PATORI, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR ----------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR -----------Respondents with CWJC No.9895 of 2010 1. RANJEET PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE GULAB PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- VISHANPUR BARI, P.S.- MOHIDIN NAGAR, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR ------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR -----------Respondents with CWJC No.9910 of 2010 1. RAGHUNANDAN CHOUDHARY S/O YADUNATH CHOUDHARY R/O VILL GARHI MOHANPUR, P.S.PATORI, DISTT-SAMASTIPUR ---------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER PATORI, SAMASTIPUR --------------Respondents with CWJC No.9915 of 2010 1. ANITA DEVI, W/O GAUTAM RAI, R/O VILLAGE BAGHARA, P.S. PATORI, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. ------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR. -------------Respondents 2 with CWJC No.9916 of 2010 1. RAM NARAYAN PASWAN S/O LATE RAM BARAN PASWAN R/O VILL.- DAKSHIN DUMRI, P.S.- PATORI, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR -----------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR ------------Respondents with CWJC No.10331 of 2010 1. RADHA RAMAN RAI S/O LATE MAUGI LAL RAI R/O VILL.- DHARMIPATI (WEST), P.S.- PATORI, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR -------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR ------------Respondents with CWJC No.10362 of 2010 1. CHANDAN RAJAK S/O KALESHWAR RAJAK R/O VILL.- BHOGRAJPUR TALGAUWA, P.S.- PATORI, DISTT.- SAMASTIPUR ------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PATORI, SAMASTIPUR ------------Respondents with CWJC No.13174 of 2010 RAM PRASAD PASWAN Son of Late Samrit Paswan, Resident of Village-Mohanpur, P.S.-Patori, District- Samastipur --------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Patori, Samastipur ------------Respondents with CWJC No.13425 of 2010 PUNAM DEVI, Wife of Rudal Paswan, Resident of Village- Bindgama, P.S.-Patori, District- Samastipur -------------Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Patori, Samastipur -------------Respondents ----------------- 3 For the Petitioners: - Mr. N.K. Agrewal, Sr. Adv. Mr. D.N. Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Vijyanand, Adv. For the State: - JC to AAG-IV ------------ 2. 07.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners challenging common order dated 10.5.2010 by which the learned Sub- Divisional Officer, Patori , Samastipur cancelled the P.D.S. licences granted to the petitioners under the provisions of Government of Bihar, Food Supply & Commerce Department Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 notified vide G.S.R. 1 dated 20.02.2007. 3. After some arguments learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the aforesaid writ petitions in order to file appeals under clause 15 of the said order of 2001. 4. Accordingly, all the aforesaid writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the said appeals are file within 15 days along with a copy of this order and an interlocutory application for condoning the delay, the appellate authority shall consider the delay caused due to the pendency of these writ petitions and shall decide the appeals in accordance with law on their own merits expeditiously. Till final order is passed by the appellate authority, the impugned order dated 10.05.2010 shall remain stayed. Anand Kr. ( S. N. Hussain, J.)