IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4078 of 2010 Bambam Mahto, son of Sri Biranchi Mahto, resident of Village + Post -Tikarampur, Chandi Mahto Tola, District- Munger, at present working as Chairman of “ Namah Shivay Swayam Sahayata Samooh” at vill+ Post- Tikarampur, District- Munger. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Sub-Divisional Offier, Sadar Munger. ...... Respondents. ----------- 2. 01.07.2011. Heard Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned Sr. counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Kamta Singh, learned AC to SC-12 for the State. The petitioner is an applicant for allotment of dealership under the Public Distribution System (Control) Order-2001 and seeks a direction to the respondents for grant of a license to run the shop under the said order. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an application had been filed by the petitioner on 27.03.2008 and it is only in response to an application filed by him under the provisions of the Right to information Act that he was supplied with the reason for non allotment of dealership under the said order. The reasons assigned as present in the information supplied to the petitioner placed at Annexure-2 of the writ petition mentions that as the Panchayat in question i.e the Tikarampur Panchayat, has a population of 9819 as per 2001 Census, hence following the criteria fixed under the 2 Control Order of 2001, there can at best be 5 allotment of dealership for the panchayat in question. It is then mentioned that since there is no vacancy at present for allotment of dealership under the Public Distribution System, hence his appointment is not possible. Considering the reasons assigned by the respondents as placed at Annexure-2, no indulgence can be granted to the petitioner in relation to the prayer made in the writ petition and the same is disposed of. However, as the application of the petitioner has not been entertained in view of non availability of the vacancy, the petitioner would be at liberty to file his application for consideration of his case for appointment of a dealership under the Public Distribution System Control Order-2001 against any vacancy ocurring and which may be considered and disposed of in accordance of law. Ibrar/- ( Jyoti Saran, J.)