IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4169 of 2008 1. NAGENDRA KUMAR SON OF LATE RAMESHWAR PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NAWABCHAK, PANCHAYAT SIMARU, POLICE STATION- GURUA, DISTRICT- GAYA. 2. JUGUT BHUIYAN SON OF LATE SAWAROOP BHUIYAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHAURI, PANCHAYAT NAGWAN, POLICE STATION- GURUA, DISTRICT- GAYA. 3. SHIV CHARAN PASWAN SON OF LATE LAGHU PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KANAULI, PANCHAYAT SIWARU, POLICE STATION- GURUA, DISTRICT- GAYA. 4. SHAUKAT ALI KHAN SON OF MUSHTAQUE ALI KHAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SIMARU POLICE STATION- GURUA, DISTRICT- GAYA. … PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GAYA. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SHERGHATTI SUB- DIVISION, DISTRICT- GAYA. 4. THE BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, GURUA BLOCK, SUB- DIVISION, SHERGHATTI, DISTRICT- GAYA. … RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4. 20.12.2010 Petitioners are PDS dealers. They are aggrieved by the order dated 13.12.2006 contained in Annexure-1 series, whereunder the PDS license Nos. 5 of 2002, 66 of 1994 and 23 of 1992 has been suspended as the petitioners have been made accused in a case registered for the offence under Section-7 of the E.C. Act. Till date the criminal case lodged against the petitioners have not been 2 disposed of. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with observation that the suspension of their PDS license will be subject to the result of the criminal case lodged against the petitioners. Ibrar/- ( V. N. Sinha, J.)