IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1383 of 2010 In (CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE 9521/2007) Ram Bilas Singh, S/O Late Kanu Singh, R/O Chairaiyan Tand, P.S.- Kutumba, Distt.- Aurangabad ----- Petitioner--- Appellant. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad 3. The District Supply Officer, Aurangabad 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad ---- Respondents---- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 19.8.2011 Heard Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh for the appellant, and Mr. Anjani Kumar, learned Additional Advocate General No.10. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna has been preferred by the petitioner of C.W. J.C. No. 9521 of 2007 ( Ram Bilash Singh Vrs. The State of Bihar and others), and raises a grievance with respect to the order dated 27.7.2010, whereby the writ petition was dismissed, and the learned Single Judge declined to issue a direction to renew the writ petitioner’s licence for public distribution dealership. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the 2 parties. It appears that the petitioner (the appellant herein), was holder of the licence up-to December 2004. He did not deposit the licence fee for 2005, which should have been deposited till the last of December 2004, failing which till the last day of January 2005 with fine. The licence fee was not deposited up-to 31.1.2005, as a result of which the appellant’s licence expired with effect from 1.2.2005. It appears from the materials on record that he attempted to deposit the licence fee for the period 2005, on 28.12.2005, by which time licence had already expired. The learned Single Judge, therefore, declined to issue a direction for renewal of licence. We do not find any error in the order of the learned Single Judge. The appeal is dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar, J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah,J.)