IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22050 of 2011 Mahendra Sao, Son of Late Sonu Sao, Resident of Village Mohanpur, P.S. Parsa Bigha, District-Jehanabad. . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The D.M. Jehanabad 3. The S.D.O. Jehanabad 4. The Block Supply Officer, Jehanabad. . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 21.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. In the instant writ application, the petitioner prays for quashing Memo no.832 dated 29.09.2008, issued by Sub- Divisional Officer, Jehanabad, whereby the P.D.S. license bearing license no. 04 of 2007 granted to the petitioner has been suspended on the basis of lodging of Paras Bigha P.S. case no. 118 of 2008, dated 07.09.2008 under Section 7 of the E.C. Act. The petitioner submits that the impugned order passed by the licensing authority would be no more sustainable on the aforesaid ground, as a Bench of this Court had quashed the criminal prosecution of Paras Bigha P.S. case no. 118 of 2008 vide order dated 06.04.2010, passed in Cr. Misc. No.6802 of 2009. It appears that the very basis on which the suspension order has been passed, has been quashed by this Court vide Annexure-3. In such circumstances, the continuance of suspension of the license would not be tenable in law. As such, the impugned order suspending the license of the petitioner 2 bearing Memo no.832 dated 29.09.2008 (Annexure-2) is quashed. This application stands allowed. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)