IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10626 of 2005 Naresh Singh son of Sri Baldeo Singh, resident of Village-Bhadsheri, P.S.-Hisua, District-Nawada. …………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Collector, Nawada. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Nawada- Sadar. ….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anujit Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Asst. counsel to SC III. -------- 03/ 26.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging order dated 10.04.2004 by which the Sub-Divisional Officer, Nawadah (respondent no.3) suspended Licence No.50 of 1985 granted to the petitioner under the Bihar Trade Articles (Licences Unification) Order, 1984. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no FIR had ever been lodged against the petitioner under any provision of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, nor any order of cancellation has been passed against the petitioner till date. Although learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposes the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner, but it is quite apparent from the facts and circumstances as well as from the specific provisions of law that licence of such dealer cannot remain suspended beyond 90 days, but in the instant - 2 - case it has continued to be suspended for years together, seven years to be precise. In this connection, reference may be made to the decision of this court in case of M/s Yugal Kishore Rastogi Vs The State of Bihar, reported in 1988 PLJR 571 as well as the decision of this court in case of Pradhuman Chaudhary vs The State of Bihar and Others (C.W.J.C No. 6966 of 2008 and other cases) decided on 14.07.2010. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the impugned order dated 10.04.2004 is hereby confined only to 90 days and after that the licence of the petitioner must be deemed by the authorities to be without suspension and the petitioner is fully entitled to continue with the dealership for which licence has been granted to him. With the aforesaid observation/direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)