IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18623 of 2011 Shambhu Kumar S/O Late Ramji Roy R/O Village- Rahsa Dlyam, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, Distt.- Vaishali At Hajipur (A Dealer Under Public Distribution System Of Rasulpur Turki Panchayat Prakhand Goraul) Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Its Chief Secretary Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Vaishali At Hajipur 3. The Block Development Officer, Goraul, Distt.- Vaishali ---------------------------------- 2 15.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. The petitioner, who is a PDS dealer within Goraul block in the district of Vaishali prays for quashing Memo no. 971 dated 9.6.2011 issued by respondent no.3, whereby he has directed him to refund a sum of Rs. 5,18,119/- towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 387 quintals at the rate of Rs. 13.70/kilogram. The petitioner disputes the figure given in the impugned notice dated 9.6.2011. He submits that in fact he has already distributed 304.51 quintals rice against issuance of permit. Thus he submits that only 82.49 quintals of rice would remain in his stock. He submits that he has already paid Rs. 12,000/- Learned counsel for the State submits that submission of petitioner is subject to the verification. This writ petition is disposed of in terms of order dated 6.7.2011, passed in C.W.J.C.Nos. 711 and 757 of 2011, 2 with condition that he would deposit the value of 40 quintals undistributed rice at the rate of Rs. 10/- per kilogram, within a period of eight weeks from today. The petitioner would file representation within six weeks before respondent no.3, which would be disposed of within further three months. No coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner, subject to the fulfillment of aforesaid condition. This order would not come in the way of the petitioner in depositing the entire value of remaining rice lying in his stock as per his case. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)