IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12596 of 2006 Gopi Chand Azad, son of Late Bhikari Prasad, Resident of village- Shankarpur, P.S. Muffasil, District-Munger Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Collector, Munger 3. The S.D.O., Sadar Munger ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Sr. Advocate and Mr. D.N.Tiwari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Abinash Kumar, AC to GP-1. ----------- 2. 12.5.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 16.9.2006 passed by the SDO, Sadar, Munger by which the licence to carry on business of dealer under the Public Distribution System granted to him under the provisions of Bihar Trade Articles (Licenses Unification) Order, 1984 has been cancelled. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that a large number of orders were passed on the same day by the same licensing authority in which a cyclostyled form was filled up merely by putting the name and licence no. of the concerned dealer which shows a clear non-application of mind to the facts of each case. It is further urged that in several such matters 2 this Court has quashed the orders and directed the licensing authority to consider the matter afresh. Reference is made to an order dated 4.7.2008 passed by this Court in CWJC No. 12433/2006 (Sunil Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar & ors.). In the above circumstances, this Court is in agreement with the submission of learned counsel that it is a clear cut case of non-application of mind, as already held by this Court in Sunil Kumar’s case (supra). In the above circumstances, the impugned order dated 16.9.2006, as contained in Annexure-3 is quashed and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ licensing authority is directed to hear the matter afresh and dispose of the same in accordance with law. The writ application is accordingly allowed. S. Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)