IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17232 of 2011 Ramanand Yadav, S/O Late Motilal Rai, resident of Village- Rasulpur, P.O. and P.S.-Nayagaun, District-Saran. . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Deputy Development Commissioner, District Village Development Agency, Chapra, District-Saran. 2. The Director, Account Administration and Self Adjustment, Saran at Chapra, District-Saran. 3. The Block Development Officer, Sonpur, District-Saran. . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 07.12.2011 The petitioner, who is a P.D.S. dealer within Sonpur Block in the district of Saran, prays for quashing Memo no. 1417 dated 10.08.2011, whereby he has been directed to deposit a sum of Rs.1,80,867.40/- towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 132.02 quintals at A.P.L. rate of Rs.13.70 per Kg. allotted under SGRY Scheme. The petitioner submits that the rice was allotted in the year 2002 to 2006 and the authorities did not take back the rice for more than five years. Learned counsel submits that most of the rice has rusted, but in any view of the matter he has deposited Rs.1,07,000/-, which would constitute more than 80 % of the value of undistributed rice at the rate of Rs.10 per kg. It appears that even audit reports in may cases have also stated that over the years some quantity of rice is bound to rust. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the demand notice dated 10.08.2011 issued against the petitioner is quashed. This application stands disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)