IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2239 of 2010 1. MUNI PRASAD SINGH S/O BABU RAM SINGH R/O VILL.- BAGHWAR ( SALEMPUR ) PACHAMI, P.O. SALEMPUR EAST, P.S. SIDHWALIA, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY FOOD, SUPPLY AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE GOPALGANJ 3. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER GOPALGANJ 4. ASSISTANT DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER GOPALGANJ 5. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER GOPALGANJ 6. BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER BARAULI, GOPALGANJ ----------- 2 18.5.2010 Petitioner is a licensee under Public Distribution System, whose licence has been cancelled by the Sub-divisional Officer, Gopalganj. He has come to this Court challenging the order of cancellation. In my view in terms of clause 7 of Bihar Public Distribution System Order, 2007 there is a statutory remedy of appeal to the Collector of the district , which the petitioner must exhaust before coming to this Court. The writ petition is accordingly permitted to be withdrawn to enable the petitioner to prefer an appeal . If such an appeal is filed within three weeks from today, the Collector shall entertain the same on merit considering the fact that the petitioner had first come tot his Court. The Collector would decide the appeal as soon as possible but not later than six months from the date of filing of appeal. - 2 - singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh,J)