IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7572 of 2009 TRISOL (INDIA) PHARMACEUTICAL, INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAJIPUR REPRESENTED BY ABU MOHAMMAD S/O LATE ABDUR RAB ADVOCATE R/O MOHALLA- LALBAG, P.S.- PIRBAHORE DIST.- PATNA ….. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE STATE DRUGS CONTROLLER, BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA ….. RESPONDENTS ----------- 02 07.07.2009 Petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 18.5.2009 by which his license has been suspended by the State Drugs Controller. The petitioner submits that he filed a statutory appeal before the Minister of Department of Health, Government of Bihar under Section 85(3) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. He submits that the aforesaid appeal has yet not been disposed of. He further submits that the instant appeal had required expeditious disposal as appeal would become infructuous on 17.8.2009. Learned counsel submits that the impugned order is a non- speaking order, as the Drug Controller has not assigned any reason for rejecting the application. He has not stated that as to why this application is unsatisfactory. Learned counsel for the petitioner in support of his contention has relied upon an order dated 4.12.2008 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 13488 of 2008 (M/s Jamil Medical Hall Versus The State of Bihar and Others). It is true that non-speaking order is not - 2 - sustainable in eye of law. Having considered the facts of the case, this Court is of the view that the appeal filed before the appellate authority under Section 85(3), be disposed of expeditiously preferably within three weeks from today. With the aforesaid observations this application is disposed of. In case no order is passed by the aforesaid period, no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner pursuant to the impugned order. P.K. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J)