JUDGMENT

1. The instant case has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 16.06.2021 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, East Muzaffarpur whereby and where under the PDS license of the petitioner bearing license no. 23-08-01-01/2016 has been cancelled.

3. The short issue raised for consideration by the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ojha, is that a bare perusal of the show cause notice dated 12.03.2021, issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, East Muzaffarpur would show that the only allegation levelled against the petitioner was regarding food grains not being supplied to one consumer namely Shri Kameshwar Prasad Singh, however, while issuing the impugned order dated 16.06.2021, several other issues have been considered on the basis of the stock register and other documents produced by the petitioner, nonetheless, no show cause notice with regard to such allegations/issues has ever been issued, hence, it is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has not been given an o