IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11195 of 2006 Baijnath Singh, Son of Late Jainarain Singh, Resident of Village Jafara, P.O. Khaira, P.S. Silao, District Nalanda. .........Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, 2. Secretary, Department of Food and Civil supply, Government of Bihar, Patna, 3. District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif, 4. Sub-Divisional Officer, Rajgir. ........Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kr. Thakur, Advocate Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate .................. 3 06.07.2011 The petitioner has challenged the suspension of his licence vide order dated 2.01.2006 as contained in Annexure-1. It has been stated that pursuant to the aforesaid order after suspension of licence for running a Public Distribution System shop, he was also asked to show cause why his licence should not be cancelled. Learned counsel submits that, pursuant to that, he has already filed a show cause before the authority concerned, a copy of which has been appended as Annexure-5. This writ application was filed in the year 2006 and five years have elapsed since then. On 28.06.2011, time was granted to the petitioner to file 2 supplementary affidavit stating therein the fact as to whether after consideration of show cause any final order has been taken by the authority or not. However, learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to make statement in this regard. As a result, this application is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.4, i.e., Sub- divisional Officer, Rajgir to consider the show cause of the petitioner as contained in Annexure-5 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law, if the same does not already stand disposed of. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)