IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16300 of 2010 Sri Ram Badan Singh S/o Late Kailash Singh, resident of Village Nima, P.S. Bodhgaya, District-Gaya. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Gaya District-Gaya. 3. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar, Gaya, District-Gaya. 4. The Block Development Officer, BodhGaya, District-Gaya. 5. The Block Supply Extension Officer, Bodhgaya, District-Gaya. ….Respondents. ----------- 02/ 08.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his fair price shop licence under the Public Distribution System was earlier suspended and thereafter cancelled. He further submits that against the said order he has filed an appeal before the District Magistrate, Gaya under the provision of Clause 15 of Govt. of Bihar, Food Supply & Commerce Department Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001, notified vide G.S.R.1 dated 20.02.2007, but the said appellate authority has not even numbered the said appeal although it is pending since 24.07.2009. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the aforesaid appellate authority to decide the said appeal within two months from today. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said appellate order, he may move this court against the same. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)