IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7372 of 2010 1. Umesh Pandit, S/O Jay Narayan Pandit, R/O Village Dhankaul,P.S.- Piparahi, District- Sheohar. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department Of Food and Civil Supplies, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate Cum Chairman, District Selection Committee,Sheohar. 5. The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sheohar. 6. The District Supply Officer-Cum-Secretary, District Selection Committee, Sheohar. ----------------------- 4. 18.11.2011. Heard Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ramdas Singh, learned Assisting Counsel to S.C.12 appearing on behalf of the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite having been selected for appointed as a dealer under the Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001 and having been recommended by the District Level Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of the District Magistrate, Sheohar in the meeting held on 6.10.2009, no formal order of appointment has yet been issued and the matter has remained pending forcing this petitioner to seek his remedy before this court by way of 2 the present writ petition. Although the writ petition was filed on 27.4.2010 after service of its copies in the office of the learned Advocate General of the State and thereafter despite two adjournments having been granted to the respondents to file their counter affidavit, when the matter was taken up on 29.9.2011 and again on 4.11 2011, learned counsel for the State informed this court that despite information having been passed to the District Magistrate, Sheohar by Fax on 13.10.2011 and again on 4.11.2011, no instructions has been received. In the circumstances, this court has no option but to dispose of the writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before the respondent no.4 the District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Level Selection Committee, Sheohar enclosing the copy of the decision of the District Level Selecting Committee dated 6.10.2009 selecting the petitioner for appointment as dealer and who shall consider and pass appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, 3 if the issue has yet not already been decided. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)