IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16578 of 2011 Adalat Paswan, S/O Banke Lal Prasad, Resident of Village-Hasanpura, P.S.-M.H. Nagar, District-Siwan. . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Deputy Development Commissioner, Siwan. 3. Block Development Officer, Hussainganj, District-Siwan. 4. Block Development Officer, Hasanpura, District-Siwan. 5. Anita Rani Gupta, W/O not known, Block Education Officer-Cum- Panchayat Supervisor Hasanpura, District-Siwan. . .Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 11.11.2011 The petitioner, who is a P.D.S. dealer within Hasanpura Block in the district of Siwan, prays for quashing letter dated 15.07.2011, issued by Block Development Officer, Hussainganj, respondent no.3, whereby he has directed the petitioner to refund a sum of Rs.2,06,870/- towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 151 quintals of rice at A.P.L. rate. Learned counsel submits that it would appear from letter no.158 dated 21.05.2009 of Block Education Officer-cum- Panchayat Secretary, Hasanpura that out of 151 quintals of rice 71 quintals of rice has perished. The petitioner submits that as such only 80 quintals of rice has remained in his stock. The petitioner submits that even substantial portion of rice too has deteriorated on account of poor storage system. He submits that over the years, none of the Government representatives came to take back the rice. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State, I direct the petitioner to deposit the value of 50 quintals of rice at the rate of Rs.10/- per kg, which comes to Rs.50,000/- 2 within a period of three months from today. The first installment of Rs.15,000/- should be deposited within five weeks from today. No coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner on deposit of Rs.15,000/-. The demand notice mentioned above would stand quashed on payment of Rs.50,000/- as mentioned above. This application stands disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)