CWJC/14975/2010 of SANTOSH KUMAR Vs THE STATE OF BIHAR and ORS on 23 December 2011

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Block Development Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

3. The Programme Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

4. The Block Supply Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

5. The Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supply, Government of Bihar, Patna……………………………………………..Respondents.

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14975 of 2010 Santosh Kumar, Son of Sri Balkrishna Choudhary, resident of Mohalla- Sikargarh Tola, Ward No. 7, Kahalgaon, P.S. Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur………………………………………………………..Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Block Development Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

3. The Programme Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

4. The Block Supply Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

5. The Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supply, Government of Bihar, Patna…………………………………………...Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners: Mr. D. N. Tiwari, Advocate. For the State : Mr. J.C. to S.C. 2.

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3. 23.12.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to implead the Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, as respondent no. 5 in these cases.

These cases will be covered by the order passed in C.W.J.C. No. 13676 of 2009 disposed of on 04.11.2011 and the order

U. K.

passed in C.W.J.C. No. 8609 of 2009

disposed of on 21.10.2011 respectively.

The impugned orders contained in

Memo Nos. 201 dated 18.08.2010 and 195

dated 18.08.2010 respectively passed by the Programme Officer, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, making demand for payment of cash amount, in view of food grains stored with the petitioners are hereby quashed.

These writ applications are allowed

to the extent mentioned in the orders

aforesaid.

( Sheema Ali Khan, J)