IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 15333 of 2008 Mostt Sunita Devi, wife of late Amerika Prasad, resident of Village – Sripur, P S – Belaganj, Dist – Gaya - Petitioner Versus 1 The State of Bihar through the Commissioner, Magadh Range, Gaya, District – Gaya 2 The District Magistrate, Gaya, Collectorate - Gaya, Dist - Gaya 3 The Subdivisional Officer, Sadar Gaya, District – Gaya 4 The Assistant District Supply Officer, Gaya, District – Gaya 5 The Block Supply Officer, Belaganj, District – Gaya - Respondents ----------- 2 17.12.2009 On special mention, the case is taken up. On behalf of petitioner, it is stated that her husband had a licence being licence No 1 of 1988 for a dealership under the Public Distribution System. The licence was suspended and show cause was asked from him. When nothing was done, petitioner’s husband came to this Court and this Court directed the Subdivisional Officer to dispose of the matter within 15 days. The Subdivisional Officer, without referring to the show cause or the facts mentioned therein, cancelled the licence of the petitioner’s husband. Petitioner’s husband preferred an appeal being Appeal No 344 of 2006 before the Collector –cum- District Magistrate, Gaya. During pendency of the appeal, the husband of the petitioner died. Petitioner was substituted. The appeal is since pending for over three years and is not being disposed of. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks only a direction to the Collector, Gaya to dispose of the said appeal in accordance with law at the earliest. In my view, there is no difficulty in issuing such an 2 order. Let the Collector –cum- District Magistrate, Gaya dispose of the said appeal in accordance with law at the earliest but not later than three months from the date of production of a copy of this order of this Court before him. The writ application stands disposed of. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)