PATNA, India, April 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on 7:

1. The writ petition is filed for quashing of the order dated 15.03.2019, passed by the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Madhepura, in Misc. Case No. 127 of 2018, whereby the petitioner's application for granting a licence for a PDS dealership was rejected. Further, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to select the petitioner for the PDS dealership and issue the licence for operating a PDS shop at Ward No. 24, Bhirkhi Mohalla, Police Station, and District Madhepura.".

2. At this juncture, the Learned counsel for the respondents contended that Section 32(vi) of the Bihar Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016 provides for the ...