IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14274 of 2009 RAM BACHAN RAI son of late Lochi Rai, resident of village /Mohalla Manas (Naya Panapur) PS Akilpur, district Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Department of Food and Civil Supplies through its Secretary, Bihar, Patna 3. The Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Bihar Patna 4. The Commissioner, Division, Patna 5. The District Magistrate, Patna 6. The District Supply Officer, Patna 7. The S.D.M., Danapur, Patna 8. The Supply Inspector, Danapur, Patna ----------- 2 30-10-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has preferred this writ petition in public interest on behalf of residents of Manas Panchayat within the Danapur block district Patna raising a grievance that the ration and kerosene oil are not being supplied to people below the poverty line due to wrong acts and practices of the dealers entrusted with the distribution of these articles. In the facts of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance through appropriate petition before respondent no.5, the District Magistrate, Patna and respondent no.6, the District Supply Officer, Patna. These two officers are expected to look into the grievance raised by the petitioner and after obtaining reports take appropriate 2 action if it is required as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within three months. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)