IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9369 of 2009 KUBER PRASAD, son of Late Yamuna Prasad, resident of village- Reveelganj, P.S. Reveelganj, Saran ….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Saran. 3. The District Magistrate, Saran. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Chapra Sadar, Saran. 5. The Additional District Supply Officer, Saran. 6. The Block Supply Officer, Reveelganj, Saran. …. Respondents ----------- For the petitioner : Md. Khurshid Alam, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.1, GP 14 with Mrs Archana Sinha, AC to GP 14 ------------ 3/ 07.09.2009 Counter affidavit on behalf of the respondent nos. 3 to 5 has been filed. A reply to the counter affidavit has also been filed by the counsel for the petitioner. Heard Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam for the petitioner and Mr. Sanajy Kumar No.1, G.P.14. The petitioner himself is a PDS Dealer. His grievance is that on account of non-supply of the coupons he is unable to supply the articles meant for distribution under the scheme Antyodya Yojna and has highlighted that many of the articles perishable in nature are rotting in the godown. A counter affidavit has been filed by State blaming the petitioner for not distributing the articles to its beneficiaries. We are not entering into the disputes raised in the writ - 2 - petition as well as in the counter affidavit. However, we feel that the Divisional Commissioner, Saran (Respondent no.2) should look into the matter, fix the responsibility and take appropriate action against the erring persons as contemplated in law and also ensure the distribution of the articles in accordance with the scheme. For the aforesaid purpose, a copy of the writ petition, counter affidavit and interlocutory application shall be transmitted to the Respondent no. 2 along with the copy of this order. This order should not be construed as an expression of any opinion in the matter. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. JA/- (P. K. Misra, CJ.) (Anjana Prakash, J.)