IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4557 of 2005 MD.TAHIR, son of late Md. Suleman, resident of village – Kanti, Kothia, Police Station- Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur ………… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur 3. The Collector, Muzaffarpur 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer (West) Muzaffarpur 5. The Additional District Supply Officer (West) Muzaffarpur 6. The Block Supply Officer, Kanti, Muzaffarpur …………… Respondents ----------- For the petitioner:- Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Advocate For the State: Mr. Kumar Alok, SC 19. ------------ 2. 15.10.2008 The petitioner has come to this Court for commanding the respondent no.2 ( The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur) for disposal of Revision Case No. 16/2003-04 filed against the order dated 7.6.2003 passed by the Collector, Muzaffarpur in Appeal No. 6 PDS/2002 by which he has upheld the order dated 30.1.2003 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (West) Muzaffarpur. In the course of submissions learned counsel for the petitioner has sought to assail the order of the SDO as well as the appellate order of the Collector on various grounds. However, it is submitted by learned Standing Counsel No. 19 that in the counter affidavit it has been clearly stated that the Revision Case No. 16/2003- 04 was being sought to be disposed of by the Commissioner with all seriousness but only on account of absence of the petitioner on two dates, i.e., 16.2.2005 and 29.3.2005 the matter was being delayed. - 2 - Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to state as to whether the said revision application has been disposed of or is pending nor there is any denial of the fact that non-appearance of the petitioner was the cause of the delay in early disposal of the said matter. In the aforesaid circumstances, no case for interference is made out and the writ application is accordingly dismissed. However, it is directed that if the aforesaid revision case has not been disposed of as yet, the same should be disposed of within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)