IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8135 of 2010 1. Md. Atikur Rahman S/O Md. Hanif R/O Vill.- Bela, P.S.- Sonbarsa, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8143 of 2010 1. Ashok Kumar Singh S/O Madan Singh R/O Vill.- Bhagwan Pur, P.S.- Sonbarsa, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8230 of 2010 1. Raghu Bhushan Prasad, S/O Late Rajendra Prasad, R/O Village Sonbarsa Tole Chilari,P.S.- Sonbarsa,District-Sitamarhi. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector,Sitamarhi. 2. Collector,Sitamarhi. 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi. Sadar. 4. Block Supply Officer,Sonbarsa,Sitamarhi. ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9248 of 2010 1. Surya Dev Jha S/O Rijhan Jha R/O Vill.- Marpa, P.S.- Kanhouli, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9483 of 2010 1. Kavi Paswan S/O Uchit Paswan R/O Vill.- Bhasar, P.S.- Kanhouli, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with 2 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9523 of 2010 1. Baldeo Prasad S/O Ram Lakshan Mahto R/O Vill Bhaluaha, P.S.Sonbarsa, Distt-Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector Sitamarhi 2. Collector Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9529 of 2010 1. Rajdeo Ram S/O Bihari Ram R/O Vill Bhasar, P.S.Kanhouli, Distt-Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector Sitamarhi 2. Collector Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9541 of 2010 1. Chulhai Mahto S/O Shivdhari Mahto R/O Vill Pipra Ghat, P.S.Sonbarsa, Distt-Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector Sitamarhi 2. Collector Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9640 of 2010 1. Surendra Paswan S/O Late Bhola Paswan R/O Vill.- Bhasar, P.S.- Kanhouli, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9841 of 2010 1. Ramyash Rai S/O Ram Dular Rai R/O Vill.- Dalkawa, P.S.- Sonbarsa, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi ---------------------------------- with 3 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9848 of 2010 1. Jawahar Lal Sah S/O Late Ram Autar Sah R/O Vill.- Kachour, P.S.- Kanhouli, Distt.- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector, Sitamarhi 2. Collector, Sitamarhi 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi. ---------------------------------- 2 03.11.2011. Mr. Harshvardhan Shiv Sundram, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State in the respective writ petitions are present. The petitioners have questioned the order dated 28.5.1999 whereby their respective licences granted under the Public Distribution System have been cancelled by a cyclostyled order which are placed at Annexure-4 of the respective writ petitions. It is the contention of the writ petitioners that a batch of writ petitions questioning the mechanical manner in which the order of cancellation has been passed, came up for consideration before this Court in C.W.J.C.No.354 of 2006 and analogous cases and a bench of this Court by order dated 22.2.2010 (as modified on 15.3.2010) was pleased to allow the writ petitions and the matter was remitted back to the Licensing Authority for fresh consideration 4 and disposal in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Bench while allowing the writ petitions had also taken note of the delay that had occasioned in approaching this Court but considering the manner in which the orders had been passed, the writ petitions were allowed. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the order dated 22.2.2010 passed in C.W.J.C.No.354 of 2006 and other cases, these batch of writ petitions are also disposed of in terms of the said order and the impugned order dated 28.5.1999 of the respective writ petitions placed at Annexure-4 thereof, are quashed and set aside and the matter is remitted back to the Licensing Authority-cum-Sub Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi to reconsider the matter and pass a fresh order in accordance with law. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)