PATNA, India, Oct. 15 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 16:
1.The writ petition is filed for the following reliefs:
"i. For issuance of appropriate writ / writs, order/orders, direction / directions commanding the respondents to select the petitioner as Public Distribution Shop in Gram Panchayat, Nowlakhi.
ii. For direction / direction to the respondents to set aside the merit list concerning the Respondent No. 8 Anokha Kumari prepared by the Respondent No. 4 and 7 and select the petitioner for the Public Distribution Shop, who is the real and meritorious applicant among them.
iii. For direction / directions to the concerned respondent to verify the matric mark sheet of the petitioner and also examined / verified the Floor Mill of brother of the Father in law of the respondent No. 8
iv. For any other relief/reliefs to which the petitioner is entitled under the law for ends of justice."
2.At this juncture, the Learned counsel for the respondents contended that Section 32(iii) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 provides for the provision of appeal and Section 32(vi) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 provides for the provision of revision. Section 32(iii) 32(v) and 32(vi) read as follows:
"32 (iii). Any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority denying the issue or renewal of the license to the fair price shop owner or cancellation of the license may appeal to the District Officer within thirty days of the date of receipt of the order and the District Magistrate shall, as far as practicable, dispose the appeal within a period of sixty days."
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