IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16108 of 2007 Ram Chandra Mahton, son of Late Ram Lakhan Mahton, resident of Village-Madhia, P.S.-Sonbarsa, District-Sitamarhi. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Sitamhari. 3. Sub-Divisional Officer, Sitamhari Sadar, Sitamarhi. 4. Block Supply Officer, Sonbarsa, District-Sitamarhi. …..Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mrs. Kumari Amrita, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, A.C. to S.C.-6. ---------- 02/ 05.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed challenging that part of order dated 28.05.1999 (Annexure-3) by which Sub-Divisional officer, Sitamarhi, Sadar cancelled a score of fair price shop licences under Public Distribution System, including the licence of petitioner. It may be noted that the orders issued to the various licences were all cyclostyled in which the grounds of rejection given were exactly the same and only the name and address of the licencee had been changed. In the said circumstances, it is quite apparent that the impugned order has been issued without proper application of mind. 3. In similar circumstances, several such writ petitions filed by other licencees, including CWJC No.354 of 2006 and other analogous cases (Ram Bilas Sah & Ors Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors) had been allowed vide order dated 22.02.2010 and 15.03.2010 and the impugned order dated 28.05.1999 had been set - 2 - aside and the matter was remitted back to the licensing authority for fresh consideration of the matter in accordance with law separately. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is allowed to the extent of the petitioner only and the matter is remitted to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar for fresh consideration of petitioner’s matter separately in accordance with law. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)