IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10652 of 2009 ***** Sanhula Devi wife of Sri Basisth Ram alias Kai Ram, resident of village- Hardiah, Police Station Hardiah, District Bhojpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, Bhojpur. 3. The Block Development Officer, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur. 4. The District Supply Officer, Bhojpur at Ara, Bhojpur. 5. The Sub Divisional officer, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 26.8.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Claim of the petitioner is that in terms of the gazette notification issued on 15.2.2009 by the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Bihar certain guidelines have been laid down with regard to selection or appointment of P.D.S. dealers. Clause 2.5 talks in terms of grant of license on compassionate ground. Petitioner’s claim has been lodged before the District Magistrate, Ara in terms of Annexure- 2 on the ground that her father-in-law was a licensee of P.D.S. dealership and after his death she is entitled for grant of a license in her name under the said scheme. The application was made way back on 26.7.2007 but nothing has been done. Learned counsel for the State points out that the husband of the petitioner is already a licensee and her claim to this extent cannot be per-se processed or accepted. That position is rebutted by the counsel for the petitioner on the ground that she is separated from her husband and she has nothing to do with him now. - 2 - These are matters which requires actual verification at the ground level. Another aspect of the matter, however, is that an application of this kind ought to be decided one way or the other. No point is there in keeping such issues pending and generating litigations unnecessarily. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Ara that taking cognizance of the application, if it is available on record he will carry out verification with regard to the claim of the petitioner and thereafter pass appropriate orders. This writ application is disposed of with above direction. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)