IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19929 of 2010 Ramesh Kumar Agarwal, S/o Late Gobina Ram Agarwal, R/o Rajjusah Lane(Ramna), Muzaffarpur, P.O. & P.S.-Mithanpura, District- Muzaffarpur. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited through the Managing Director, having its Head Office at 5th Floor, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, 5th Floor, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 3. The Chief of Procurement, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, 5th Floor, Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 4. The District Manager, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Sitamarhi. 5. The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Transport Committee, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Sitamarhi. 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 7. Dilip Kumar Sah, S/o Late Munni Lal Sah, R/o Village- Motipur, P.S.-Tajpur, District-Samastipur. ……. Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Nikesh, Advocate. Mr. Ranjeet Choubey, Advocate. For the Respondent no. 1 to 4 : Mr. R.S. Pradhan, Sr. Advocate. For Respondent no. 7 :Mr. M.S. Hoda, Advocate. ----------- 3. 20.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for Respondent Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and its authorities as well as learned counsel for Respondent no. 7. 2. This writ petition has been filed challenging order dated 25.11.2010 issued by the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd by which respondent no. 7 has been appointed as Additional Transporter and Handling Agent in the district of Sitamarhi for the period up to 20.05.2011(Annexure-5) on the terms and conditions mentioned in the said order. 2 3. It transpires that against the impugned order the petitioner has filed a representation dated 26.11.2010 (Annexure-6) which is pending before the Managing Director of the said Corporation. Furthermore, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the authorities have not removed the petitioner rather they have only added Respondent no. 7 as one of the Additional Transporters as he was in reserved panel. Learned counsel for the respondents further submits that a show cause has been issued by the authorities to the petitioner on 05.01.2011 (Annexure-C to the counter affidavit). In the said circumstances the petitioner must file his show cause before the authority concerned namely Managing Director (Respondent no. 2) within 15 days from today. 4. Considering the facts and materials on record of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Managing Director (Respondent no. 2) to decide the representation dated 26.11.2010 (Annexure-6) along with the show cause which is going to be filed by the petitioner in accordance with law by a speaking order within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of copy of this order. Till then no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)