IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13492 of 2006 MD.KHURSHID ALAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 5.8.2008 Heard Mr. Nawal Kishore Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel No.1 for the State. The petitioner complains that his P.D.S. licence, being Licence No. 30/85, has been cancelled by the Sub-divisional Officer, Sadar Munger as the licensing authority on the directions of the Deputy Secretary to the Government and the District Magistrate by a cyclostyled order in which only the name of the petitioner and his Licence Number, address, etc. have been filled up. It is stated that on the same date, i.e., 16.9.2006, on which the order has been passed in this case , similar cyclostyled orders have also been passed in respect of 15-16 P.D.S. dealers by the licensing authority showing a complete non- application of mind to the facts of each case and the show cause filed by the petitioner and others separately. In this regard, he refers two orders dated 12.5. 2008 and 4.7.2008 respectively passed by this Court in C.W. J.C. No.13051/2006: Satya Narayan Sah v. The State of Bihar & ors and C.W.J.C. No.12433/2006, in both of which this Court has quashed the similar orders on the ground of abdication of statutory power by the licensing authority and non -application of mind. On a consideration of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ application is allowed and the impugned order dated 16.9.2006 passed by the Sub-divisional Officer, Sadar, Munger is quashed. However, it will be open to the licensing authority to procced afresh in the matter in accordance with law. 2 VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)