IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16559 of 2007 DEV NANDAN KUMAR YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 18. 01. 2010. Heard. The petitioner initially challenged the letter no. 139/Aa dated 04. 10. 2007 issued by the Sub Divisional Officer, Araria, whereby the petitioner was asked to show cause as to why his P.D.S. licence be not cancelled. During the pendency of the writ application, licence granted to the petitioner was cancelled vide order dated 20.12. 2007. The petitioner challenged the aforesaid order and filed an I.A. Application No. 215/08. In the aforesaid impugned order, it has been stated that if the party is aggrieved of the same, the petitioner would file an appeal before the Collector, Araria. After hearing the parties, this Court observes that petitioner would file an appeal before the Collector, Araria and he would dispose of the same in accordance with law. If any petition for condoning delay in filing appeal is made, the learned Collector, Araria, would sympathetically consider condoning the delay. With the aforesaid observations, this writ applications stands disposed of with a direction to the Collector, Araria, to dispose of the appeal filed by the 2 petitioner preferably within a period of six months from the date of copy of receipt of this order. m.p. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J.)