IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4150 of 2009 MOHD.HELALUDDIN S/O MOHD. NABOOL, R/O VILLAGE KESARI, PANCHAYAT KESARI, BLOCK JOKIHAT, PS- JOKIHT, DISTT- ARARIA----------PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY-CUM- COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ARARIA 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ARARIA 4. BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, JOKIHAT, DISTT- ARARIA- ----------------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- 3 16.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner wants quashing of the order dated 17.9.2008 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Araria by virtue of which License No. 25 J/07 granted to the petitioner under the provisions of Bihar Trade Articles (Licenses Unification) Order, 1984 stands cancelled. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that a bare perusal of annexure-5 would show that there is no independent application of mind made by the licensing authority in the matter of cancellation and in an identical situation the Court for the reasons noted in the order dated 12.11.2008 passed in batch cases contained in annexure-7 was pleased to interfere with the impugned orders of similar kind. There is reflection from a reading of the ordersheet and the impugned order contained in annexure-5 that the present order of cancellation has also been passed in similar circumstances and the ratio laid down in batch cases contained in annexure-7 with regard to the CWJC No. 13393 of 2008 and other analogous cases relating to same Araria district applies to the present case. - 2 - The impugned order is quashed. The writ application is allowed. The respondents would be free to take further action, if so advised, in accordance with law. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)