IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12180 of 2011 Md.Shiraj Son Of Late Md.Chedi Resident Of Village- Musapur,Police Station-Korha,District-Katihar. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Department Of Food And Civil Supply,Govt.Of Bihar Patna Through Its Principal Secretary. Patna 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner-Cum-Executive Officer,D.R.D.A. Katihar 4. The District Magistrate Katihar 5. The District Programme Office Katihar 6. The Programme Officer Korha,Katihar 7. The Block Development Officer Korha,Katihar 8. The Gram Panchayat Raj,Korha Block,Musapur Panchayat Katihar ---------------------------------- 2 09.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner who is a PDS dealer prays for quashing notice contained in memo no. 187 dated 20.6.2011, by which he has been directed to deposit Rs. 33,132/- towards the value of undistributed rice quantified as 26.40 quintals allotted to him under the Scheme. The petitioner submits that respondents after 4 to 5 years of allotment are demanding the undistributed rice even at the rate of Rs. 12.55/- per kilogram. However, audit report would show that with the passage of time a substantive quantity of rice has been lost due to weak storage, rain, damp, rats etc. In the facts and circumstances of the case, if the 2 petitioner deposits 20 quintals of rice at the rate of Rs. 10/- per kilogram, totalling Rs. 20,000/- within a period of 8 weeks, the impugned notice dated 20.6.2011 would stand quashed. In the meantime, no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner within eight weeks. The writ petition stands disposed of. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J.)