IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5314 of 2006 Bishwanath Ram, S/o Shri Shiv Chand Ram, R/O village- Nawadih, P.S. Nokha, District Rohtas ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Commissioner-Cum- Secretary, Department of Food and Supply, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram 3. The District Supply Officer, Rohtas, Sasaram 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Bikramganj, District- Rohtas 5. The Block Development Officer-Cum- Block Supply Officer, Rajpur (Rohtas) ……… ……… Respondents 02/ 17.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order, bearing Memo No. 05 dated 2.2.2006, Annexure-1 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bikramganj, whereunder Fair Price Shop Dealing Licence No. 21 of 1996 of the petitioner has been suspended on the ground that his shop was found closed on the date of inspection and further distribution of the foodgrain made by him for the months of August and September, 2005 has not been indicated in the ration card of the constituents attached to his shop. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegation set out in the impugned suspension order is wholly incorrect and to establish the allegation, enquiry was - 2 - never conducted and the suspension had continued for more than four years. Learned counsel further submitted that for the failure of the authorities to conduct enquiry, suspension order is fit to be quashed. 4. This writ petition has remained pending in this Court for about four years, but the Respondent-authorities have not chosen to dispute the submission noted above by filing counter affidavit. In the circumstances, I have no option, but to quash the impugned suspension order dated 2.2.2006, Annexure-1, which is, accordingly, quashed. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)