IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1277 of 2010 BALESHWAR PRASAD YADAV S/O BARHO PRASAD YADAV R/O VILLAGE-BARIARA, PS-WAZIRGANJ,DISTT- GAYA -------------------------------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, GAYA 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SADAR,GAYA 4. THE ADDL.DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER,GAYA 5. THE BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, SADAR GAYA--RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 27.1.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is yet another matter in which the citizen has had to approach the High Court because the statutory appellate authority has failed to perform his duty within the time frame laid down in the statute. The issue is cancellation of licence of Public Distribution System of which the petitioner is the licensee bearing Licence No. 3 of 1989. Way back on an inspection carried out by the Executive Magistrate, a proceeding was initiated against the petitioner which culminated into cancellation of the licence of the petitioner by the licensing authority i.e. Sub- Divisional Officer, Sadar Gaya vide order dated 20.3.2008 contained in annexure-3. Appeal came to be filed against the said order which was registered as Appeal No. 41 of 2008. The appeal has not been heard and decided till date. The last date of the order of the appeal in this regard as per the ordersheet is 1.8.2008 which is annexure-4 to the writ application. The Court had expressed some serious displeasure in this regard on earlier occasions and the matter brought to - 2 - the notice of the Chief Secretary, Bihar. Pursuant thereto the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar has issued certain guidelines. Whether it is having the required effect or not will be tested on may be on yet another occasion. But as of now this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Gaya to decide the appeal of the petitioner which is Appeal No. 41 of 2008 within a period of six weeks from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)