IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14257 of 2011 Binod Kumar Singh, S/O Ram Ayodhya Singh, R/O Vill.- Hariharpur, P.S.-Jadavpur, Distt.- Gopalganj. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Gopalganj 3. The District Development Commissioner, Gopalganj 4. The Block Development Officer, Gopalganj (Sadar) 5. The officer-in-charge, Gopalganj (Sadar) police station, District- Gopalganj. . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 09.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make the officer-in-charge, Gopalganj police station as respondent no.5. The petitioner is a P.D.S. Dealer within Gopalganj Block in the district of Gopalganj. The petitioner submits that the respondents have directed him to refund the value of rice to the tune of 614.68 quintals at A.P.L. rate at Rs.13.70 per kg. The petitioner submits that he is willing to deposit the entire quantity of rice in installments at the rate of Rs.10/- per kg. Earlier similar matters had come up before this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 (Awadh Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) & C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 (Suresh Prasad @ Raj Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.). The aforesaid writ applications have been disposed of by order dated 06.07.2011 after noticing the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. As the facts and issues are common, the order dated 06.07.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 and C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 would also govern the instant writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order 2 dated 06.07.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 and C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 including interim protection as mentioned therein. In the facts and circumstance, I direct that the petitioner would either deposit 20% of the value of undistributed rice at Rs.10 per Kg. or the rice in its present form within six weeks from today and another 20% by a further six weeks. The petitioner submits that he would deposit the balance of rice or its value within 8 months from today. In view of above observations and directions, no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)