Virendra Vikram Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Food Supply Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10143 of 2023 Petitioner :- Virendra Vikram Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Food Supply Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Upendra Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajnish Kumar,J. Heard, Shri Upendra Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ravindra Kumar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondents no.1 and 2. Considering the nature of order proposed to be passed issuance of notice to opposite party no.3 is dispensed with. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on account of lodging of First Information Report vide Case Crime No.0050 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506 IPC at Police Station-Lonar, District-Hardoi the petitioner was lodged in jail, therefore the Fair Price Shop Licence of the petitioner was suspended by means of order dated 21.09.2023 in terms of the condition No.25 of the agreement for Fair Price Shop which provides suspension during the period a licensee is lodged in jail. By means of the said order an explanation was also called from the petitioner. The petitioner has been enlarged on bail by means of the order dated 22.09.2023 passed by the Sessions Judge, Hardoi in Bail Application No.2875 of 2023. Thereafter the petitioner has moved a representation on

04.10.2023 to the Sub Divisional Officer, Hardoi for restoration of his licence, but till date no decision has been taken thereon. Accordingly he makes an innocuous prayer for a direction to opposite party no.2/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, District-Hardoi to consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner within some short stipulated period, to which there is no objection to learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. In view of above, the petition is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.2/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, District-Hardoi to consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner dated 04.10.2023, contained in annexure no.5 to the writ petition, within a period of four weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Consequences shall follow accordingly as per law. . ...........................................(Rajnish Kumar,J.) Order Date :- 18.11.2023 Banswar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench