IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8707 of 2007 RATAN CHOUDHARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 26.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has prayed for quashing of the order dated 30.12.2006, passed by S.D.O., Nawada and order dated 15.5.2007, passed in Appeal case no. 165M/2007, passed by Collector, Nawada by which his licence and subsequent appeal have been rejected. The petitioner states that learned Collector committed an error of record in rejecting the appeal by observing that the same was time barred. He submits that order of the S.D.O. was passed on 30.12.2006, whereas its copy had been supplied to him on 31.1.2007, whereof he filed an appeal on 22.2.2007, within the mandatory period of 30 days provided under the Bihar Trade Article (Licence Unification) Order, 1984. In the aforesaid backdrop, impugned order dated 15.5.2007, passed in Appeal case no. 165M/07 is set aside and the matter is remanded back to the Collector, Nawda who would provide an opportunity to the petitioner to explain to him that the delay occurred in filing the appeal was within time. In case, appeal filed is within time, the learned Collector would proceed to dispose of the same on its own merit. The writ petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).