PATNA, India, Sept. 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 12:
1. The writ petition is filed challenging the decision of District Selection Committee, office of SDO Patna, Sadar by which candidature of respondent no. 8 has been approved for the post of appointment of PDS dealer of Sona Gopalpur in Sampatchak Block, District-Patna on the ground of more marks and further be pleased to direct the authorities to appoint the petitioner as PDS dealer at the said place.
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.
32. (v) Till the disposal of appeal pending, the Appellate Authority may direct that the order under appeal shall not take effect for such period as the authority may consider necessary for giving a reasonable opportunity to the other party under sub-clause (4) or until the appeal is disposed of, whichever is earlier.
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