IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10963 of 2010 RAJENDRA RISHIDEO S/O LATE DAROGI RISHIDEO, R/O VILL.- LALKURIA, P.S.- SHRINAGAR (KUMAR KHAND), DISTT.- MADHEPURA. ….. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MADHEPURA. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MADHEPURA. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, MADHEPURA. 5. THE BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, KUMAR KHAND, MADHEPURA. ……RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Maya Shankar Mishra, Advocate. Mr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwary, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. N.K.Sinha, Senior Advocate. A.A.G.X. Mr. Sunil Kumar, A.C. to A.A.G.- X. ----- 02/ 19.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been directed against order dated 24.07.2007 (Annexure-2) by which Sub-Divisional officer, Madhepura (respondent no.3) cancelled the licence of the petitioner bearing P.D.S. Licence No.23 of 1994 for Gram Panchayat Lalkuria-Mangalwara Prakhand, District-Madhepura. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his licence was cancelled only because he was an accused in Kumarkhand P.S.Case No.84 of 2005 for offences punishable under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. He further submits that now vide judgment dated 02.11.2009 (Annexure-4), petitioner has been acquitted in the said case (Trial - 2 - No.1483 of 2009) (G.R.No.603 of 2005) by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura. 4. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has also filed an appeal bearing Miscellaneous Case No.12 of 2006 which was filed against the order of Sub-Divisional Officer dated 30.06.2005 by which initially the licence of the petitioner was suspended, but subsequently after cancellation of his licence, relief against the said cancellation order dated 24.07.2007 was also added and the same is pending before the Collector, Madhepura. 5. It is quite strange that although so many long years have lapsed, but still the matter is pending without being properly considered. 6. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to Collector, Madhepura to dispose of Miscellaneous Case No.12 of 2006 in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)