IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1021 of 2007 Ramjee Mehta son of Late Singheshwar Mehta, resident of Village Makkhar, P.S.- Bakhteyarpur, District-Saharsa. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Bakhteyarpur, District- Saharsa. ……Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Naresh Kumar Malhotra, Senior Advocate. Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha,-2. For the respondents : Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, A. C. to S.C. 5. ---------- 03/ 16.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and its authorities. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner against the order of suspension of petitioner’s P.D.S. Licence No.96 of 1985 passed by the authorities concerned under the provision of Clause 7(iii) of the Government of Bihar, Food Supply & Commerce Department Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 because a criminal case is pending against the petitioner for offence punishable under section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. In view of the aforesaid provision of the Government of Bihar, Food Supply & Commerce Department Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file a case before the higher court for quashing the F.I.R. and also to move before the respondents authorities for - 2 - withdrawal of suspension after the criminal case is over. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)