IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17860 of 2011 1. Baidyanath Singh S/O Late Dwarik Singh R/O Village- Mahua Singhrai, Post- Mahua Singhrai, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Vaishali 3. The Chairman, Zila Parishad, Vaishali At Hajipur 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner (Ddc)-Cum-Chief Executive Officer Zila Parishad, Vaishali At Hajipur 5. The District Engineer, Zila Parishad, Vaishali At Hajipur 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Vaishali At Hajipur 7. The District Supply Officer, Vaishali At Hajipur 8. The Block Development Officer, Block- Mahua, District - Vaishali 9. The Junior Engineer, Zila Parishad, Vaishali At Hajipur 2 2.12.2011 The petitioner, who is a P.D.S. dealer within Mahua Block in the district of Vaishali, seeks quashing of letter no.55 dated 3.8.2011 issued by the District Engineer, Zila Parishad whereby he has been directed to deposit a sum of Rs.29,16,428.60 towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 2128.78 quintals allotted under SGRY Scheme at the APL rate. The petitioner submits that the rice was allotted in the year 2002 to 2007 and the petitioner could not distribute the entire rice in absence of valid permit. Counsel for the State states that the submission of the petitioner is subject to verification. Earlier similar matters had come up before this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 (Awadh Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) & C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 (Suresh Prasad @ Raj Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.). The aforesaid writ applications have been disposed of by order dated 06.07.2011 after noticing the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. As the facts and issues 2 KHAN are common, the order dated 06.07.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 and C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 would also govern the instant writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 06.07.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 711 of 2011 and C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 including interim protection as mentioned therein, with the condition that the petitioner would either deposit 15% of the value of 2128.78 quintals of undistributed rice at Rs.10 per Kg. or the rice itself, if already not deposited within six weeks from today. The petitioner should also file a representation raising his grievance before the District Engineer, Zila Parishad, Vaishali at Hajipur within four weeks from today which would be disposed of by the authority concerned within further ten weeks. In the meanwhile, no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioner. (S.P.Singh,J)