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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2693 of 2025

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Jyoti Ranjana D/o- Raj Kumar Paswan, W/o- Naresh Kumar Nirala, R/o-

Bishanpur Bande @ Bishanpur Bandey, P.O. Dharampur Bandey, P.S.- Patory,

District- Samastipur, Bihar- 848504.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer

Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department,

Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

3. The Divisional Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga.

4. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Samastipur.

5. The District Selection Committee, Samastipur under the Chairmanship of

District Magistrate, Samastipur.

6. The Sub Divisional Officer-cum-Licensing Authority, Sadar, Samastipur.

7. The District Supply Officer, Samastipur.

8. The Block Supply Officer, Morwan, Samastipur.

9. Soni Kumari, W/o Amresh Kumar Resident of Village and Post- Dharampur

Bandey, P.S.- Patory, District- Samastipur.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Paswan, Adv.

: Mr. Jai Prakash Singh, Adv.

: Mr. Amar Kumar, Adv.

: Ms. Deepshikha, Adv.

: Ms. Mahi Priya, Adv.

For Respondent No. 9 : Ms. Mahasweta Chatterjee, Sr. Adv.

: Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Singh, Adv.

: Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Pd, Government Pleader (07)

: Mrs. Manisha Singh, AC to GP7

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY

ORAL ORDER

8 28-01-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The present writ petition has been filed for the

following relief(s):-

“i. For the issuance of an appropriate

direction, order, or writ in the nature of certiorari,

Patna High Court CWJC No.2693 of 2025(8) dt.28-01-2026

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quashing the order dated 30.11.2024, passed by the

learned Divisional Commissioner, Darbhanga

Division, Darbhanga (Respondent No. 3). in P.D.S.

Appeal Case No. 20 of 2022, by which the valid

selection of the petitioner for the P.D.S. Shop

dealership was cancelled on the sole ground that the

petitioner's age is less than that of Respondent No.

9, without issuing notice to the petitioner and

without considering the fact that the date of birth of

the Petitioner as per matriculation certificate is

12.04.1991 and the Respondent no. 9 date of birth is

08.04.1992. therefore petitioner is older than the

Respondent No. 9.

ii. For the issuance of an appropriate

direction, order, or writ in the nature of certiorari,

quashing the Memo No. 33 dated 14.01.2025 passed

by learned Sub Divisional Officer-cum-Licensing

Authority, Sadar, Samastipur (i.c. Respondent No. 6)

by which the Respondent No. 6 has cancelled

petitioner's PDS License No. 264/2019 as per

direction/order dated 30.11.2024 of the Respondent

No. 3 i.e. The Divisional Commissioner, Darbhanga

Division. Darbhanga, without considering the fact

and has not been given the sufficient opportunity to

the petitioner against the proposal of cancellation of

her license which is against the Rule 27(ii) of Bihar

Targeted P.D.S. (control) order, 2016.

iii. For commanding and restraining the

respondents to not disturb the petitioner from

discharging his duty as P.D.S. dealer in view of the

facts that the petitioner, being the best suitable

candidate amongst others as the petitioner is

eligible in educational qualification as well as

computer certificate and she got the higher marks

i.e. 56.75% as per merit list and the Respondent No.

9 got 54.63% marks in the said merit list. It is

pertinent to mention here that the petitioner is older

than the Respondent No. 9, accordingly the

petitioner is eligible as per the Rule 9(v) of Bihar

Targeted Public Distribution System (Control)

Order. 2016 and considering the aforesaid aspect,

the District Level Selection Committee has

recommended for her selection.

iv. After quashing the order dated

30.