IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18470 of 2011 1. Pratap Narayan Chaudhary, Son of Shri Ram Swaroop Chaudhary, resident of Village-Pratap Patti, Sahebganj, P.S.-Sahebganj, District- Muzaffarpur, P.D.S. Dealer-Pratap Patti. 2. Nazamuddin Ansari, Son of Late Saukat Ansari, resident of Village- Navanagar Nizamat, P.S.-Sahebganj, District-Muzaffarpur, P.D.S. Dealer-Navanagar Nizamat. . . . . . Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Block Development Officer, Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur. . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 20.12.2011 The petitioners, who are P.D.S. dealers within Sahebganj Block in the district of Muzaffarpur, pray for quashing Memo no.922 dated 20.08.2011, issued under the signature of Block Development Officer, Sahebganj, whereby petitioner no.1 has been directed to refund a sum of Rs.1,20,080/- towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 87.65 quintals and petitioner no.2 has been directed to refund a sum of Rs.74,473/- towards the value of 54.36 quintals of undistributed rice at A.P.L. rate. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 06.07.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 and C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 with the condition that the petitioners would either deposit 20% of the value of undistributed rice at Rs.10 per Kg. or the rice itself, if already not deposited within six weeks from today. The petitioners would file their representations 2 within four weeks from today, which would be disposed of by the respondents within a further period of 10 weeks. In the meantime, no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioners. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)