IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 6217 of 2010 1. RAJNANDAN SINGH S/O LATE RAMKISHUN SINGH R/O VILL.- BAJITPUR KARWA, P.O.- BAJITPUR, P.S.- KARAPI, DISTT.- ARWAL Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE COLLECTOR, ARWAL, DISTT.- ARWAL 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER ARWAL, DISTT.- ARWAL WITH CWJC No.6219 of 2010 1. KAMLESH KUMAR S/O LATE MAHESHWAR SINGH R/O VILL.- BAJITPUR KARWAL, P.O.- BAJITPUR, P.S.- KARAPI, DISTT.- ARWAL Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY FOOD AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE COLLECTOR, ARWAL, DISTT.- ARWAL 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER ARWAL, DISTT.- ARWAL ----------- 2 18.05.2010 Petitioners, in both the writ applications, challenge the order of the Subdivisional Officer –cum- Licensing Authority as contained in Annexure-1 to the two writ applications being order dated 14.11.2009 in both cases. The two orders are virtually carbon copy of each other. By the said order, the licensing authority, noticing various derelictions and reports received in that regard, held that there were grounds enough to suspend the licence of the petitioners granted under the Bihar Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2007. He accordingly suspended, with immediate effect, the licences. As would be seen that the licences have been suspended on 14th of November, 2009 and much more than three months have expired, it is, accordingly, submitted by the petitioners and rightly so that in view of sub-clause (v) of Clause (7) of the Order, the suspension cannot exceed 90 days and, as such, it has to be held that the order impugned has lost its utility and cannot be acted upon any further. The suspension stands 2 automatically revoked. The writ petitions are, thus, allowed. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)