IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16167 of 2011 Pappu Paswan, Son of Shiv Nandan Paswan, Resident of Village- Sharvan Bigha, P.O.- Chebara, Police-Station- Chebara, District- Sheikhpura. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supply, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Sheikhpur, District- Sheikhpura. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner cum the Chief Executive Officer, District- Rural Development Authority, Sheikhpura. 6. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Sheikhpura, District- Sheikhpura. 7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sheikhpura, District- Sheikhpura. 8. The Block Development Officer, Chebara, District- Sheikhpura. 9. The Block Supply Officer, Chebara, District- Sheikhpura. . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 17.10.2011 The petitioner, who is a P.D.S. dealer within Chewara Block in the district of Sheikhpura. He submits that vide notice dated 25.06.2011, he was directed to deposit a sum of rs.5,79,667/- towards the value of undistributed rice to the tune of 689.26 quintals. The petitioner further submits that again notice was issued on 11.08.2011 to deposit a sum of Rs.9,24,286/- for the same quantity of rice at a higher rate. The petitioner submits that it would appear from letter dated 02.11.2007 of Panchayat Sewak, Chewara Panchayat that only 437.31 quintal of rice has remained in the stock of the petitioner. The petitioner submits that in fact only 165.31 quintals of rice remained in his stock. The petitioner submits that he has deposited a sum of Rs.20,000/- with the respondents. For the present, I am not examining the validity of 2 the submission of the petitioner that only 165.31 quintals of rice would remain with him. 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 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 to the tune of 165.31 quintals at Rs.10 per Kg. or the rice itself, if already not deposited within five weeks from today. The representation filed by the petitioner would be disposed of within a further period of 10 weeks. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)