ORDER :

1. The present writ petition is taken up today through Video conferencing.

At the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the remaining defect as pointed out by the office is ignored.

The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 18.01.2019 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) passed by the respondent no. 1, the Deputy Commissioner, Latehar in Licence Restoration Appeal Case No. 10/2017, whereby the said appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order as contained in memo no. 482 dated 13.05.2017 issued by the respondent no. 2, the District Supply Officer, Latehar cancelling the PDS licence of the petitioner, has been rejected without entering into the merit of the case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the content of the writ petition. It appears that the petitioner’s PDS Licence No. 22/07 issued for Village-Murgidih, Panchayat-Mangra, Block-Barwadih, District-Latehar was cancelled by the respondent no. 2 vide order as contained in memo no. 482 dated 13.05.2017. Aggrieved with the said order, the petitioner preferred Licence Restoration Appeal Case No. 10/2017 in the court of the respondent no. 1, which was taken up