IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 15780 of 2009 1. RAM DULAR RAI S/O SRI RAM RASHI RAI R/O VILL-MUKUND DERA, P.S- NAWANAGAR, DISTT- BUXAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BUXAR 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, BUXAR 4. THE S.D.O. DUMRAON, DISTT- BUXAR 5. THE BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, NAWANAGAR, DISTT- BUXAR ----------- 2 08.03.2010 The petitioner is a dealer under the Public Distribution System whose licence was cancelled. He filed a writ petition before this Court. This Court set aside the cancellation order and remanded the matter to the Subdivisional Officer, the licensing authority. The Subdivisional Officer recalled the order of cancellation of licence. Thus, the licence of the petitioner has been restored but the grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of the fact that the licence under the Public Distribution System has been restored, the supplies have not been resumed. It is stated that the District Supply Officer is not taking appropriate action in this regard. Be that as it may, I would only clarify that once the licence has been restored, all benefits, arising out of and in relation to the licence, have also to be restored. Restoration of licence is not an empty formality. So long as the licence is valid, the supplies cannot be restricted in any manner. It is expected that the district authorities would act accordingly and restore the supply if 2 there is no other legal impediment. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)