IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17648 of 2009 HARINANDAN CHOUDHARY S/O LATE SADHU CHAUDHARY R/O VILL.- KARIMPUR, P.S.- NAUBATPUR, DISTT.- PATNA. ….. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATNA. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DANAPUR, PATNA. ….. RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ravi Kant Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ambastha, A C to A A G -5. ------ 02/ 05.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing respondent no.2, namely District Magistrate, Patna, to dispose of E.C.Appeal No.25/2007-08 which is pending for more than two years against the order of S.D.O., Danapur dated 17.09.2007 cancelling the P.D.S. licence of the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Patna (respondent no.2) to dispose of E.C.Appeal No.25/2007-08 expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in accordance with law after hearing the parties. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)