Dipankar Datta, J.

1. These two writ petitions are directed against an undated order of the Director, District Distribution, Procurement and Supply (hereafter the Director), which was conveyed, inter-alia, to the two petitioners vide memo dated May 3, 2013. While acting in compliance with an order dated May 16, 2012 passed by an Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court, the Director opined that neither of the two petitioners was capable of performing distribution of food-grains from their offered locations and that they are not eligible for appointment as distributor under the West Bengal Public Distribution System (Maintenance and Control) Order, 2003 (hereafter the Order). It was, accordingly, directed that the candidature of all the applicants who had applied pursuant to the vacancy notice dated February 8, 2006 stands cancelled.

2. There have been several previous rounds of litigation before this Court in connection with the selection process that was initiated for appointment of a distributor at Assam More, Jalpaiguri pursuant to vacancy notice dated February 8, 2006. The order dated May 16, 2012 referred to in the impugned order was passed in connection with MAT 598 of 20