IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7304 of 2010 1. Kishori Rai S/O Munnilal Rai R/O Vill.- Bhaluaha, P.S.- Kanhauli, 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 CWJC No.7499 of 2010 1. Hari Narayan Baitha S/O Mahendra Baitha R/O Vill.- Dostiya Tole, 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 CWJC No.7503 of 2010 1. Rajendra Mahto S/O Uchit Mahto R/O Vill.- Musaharniya, Brita, 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 CWJC No.7610 of 2010 1. Narendra Kumar Mishra, S/O Late Ram Nandan Mishra, R/O Village- Janki Nagar, 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 CWJC No.7638 of 2010 1. Ramashish Prasad Gupta, S/O Marhen Sah, R/O Village- Hanuman Nagar, 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 CWJC No.7646 of 2010 1. Laxmi Prasad Gupta S/O Late Ram Bilash Sah R/O Vill Basahiya, P.S.Sonbarsa, Distt-Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Collector Sitamarhi 2. Collector Sitamarhi 2 3. Sub Divisional Officer Sitamarhi Sadar 4. Block Supply Officer Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi With CWJC No.7647 of 2010 1. Hari Narayan Mahto S/O Late Laxmi Mahto R/O Vill Kanhauli, P.S.Kanhauli, 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 ----------- 2 28.09.2011 Mr. Harshvardhan Shiv Sundram, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Ram Kishore Singh, learned A.C. to A.A.G.7 for the State are present. The petitioners have questioned the order dated 28.05.1999 whereby their respective licences granted under the Public Distribution System has been cancelled by a cyclostyled order which is placed at Annexure-4. 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 CWJC No. 354 of 2006 and analogous cases and a bench of this Court by order dated 22.02.2010 (as modified on 15.03.2010) was pleased to allow the writ petitions and the matter was remitted back to the Licensing Authority for fresh consideration 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 3 the order dated 22.02.2010 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 354 of 2006 and other cases, these writ petitions are also disposed of in terms of the said order and the impugned order dated 28.05.1999 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. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)