IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3996 of 2009 Harendra Mochi son of late Subansh Mochi, Resident of village Masarhi, Police Station Gauri Chak(Fatuha), District Patna, ….. ….Petitioner Versus 1, The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary,Bihar, Patna, 2. The Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Bihar, Patna, 3. The Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, 4, The District Selection Committee, Public Distribution System Shop through its Chairman, District Magistrate, Patna, 5. The District Magistrate, Patna, 6. The District Supply Officer, Patna, 7. The Additional District Magistrate(Supply), Patna, 8. The District Cooperative Officer, Patna, 9. The Sub-divisional Officer, Patna City, Patna, 10.The Block Development Officer, Fatuha, Patna, 11.The Block Supply Inspector-cum-Marketing Officer, Fatuha, Patna……… …….. ….. Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Bindhyachal Singh, Advocate For the S t a t e : GP I …. 4 04.05.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. This writ application has been filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to allot a Public Distribution System shop in village Masarhi keeping into consideration the population of the village and its distance from the existing Public Distribution System shop. The petitioner also refers to the Public Distribution System(Control) Order, 2001 to the 2 effect that a Public Distribution System shop can be opened upon population of every thousand people. The petitioner as well as the villagers have also filed a representation in this regard to the fifth respondent. We direct the fifth respondent, the District Magistrate, Patna, to consider the representation filed by the petitioner and the villagers, as contained in annexure 4, and dispose of the same expeditiously on its own merit upon receipt/production of a copy of this order, in any event within two months with notice to all the concerned persons. With the aforesaid direction, this writ application is disposed of. (J.B. Koshy, CJ) SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)