IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14371 of 2011 Gopalji Prasad Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors 2 14.9.2011 The petitioner, who is a P.D.S. dealer within Khushrupur Block, Maharajganj in the district of Siwan, seeks quashing of the order dated 29.7.2011 passed by the Block Development Officer, Khushrupur, Maharajganj whereby he has been directed to deposit a sum of Rs.27,04,380/- for the value of 1974 quintals of undistributed rice under SGRY Scheme at APL rate. The petitioner refutes the quantity of rice that would remain undistributed with him. He submits that it would appear from letter dated 24.1.2009 contained in memo no.11 issued by the Block Development Officer, Maharajganj that the petitioner was allotted 700 quintals of rice out of which only 115.08 quintals of rice remains undistributed with him. 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 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. The 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 2 C.W.J.C. No. 757 of 2011 including interim protection as mentioned therein, with the condition that the petitioner would either deposit 20% of the value of undistributed rice at Rs.10 per Kg. or the rice itself, if already not deposited within two months. This order would not come in the way of petitioner, if he wants to deposit the value of rice or rice itself in excess of 20%. KHAN (S. P. Singh, J.)