The award of LPG Distributorship at Hojai, District- Nagaon under Open (Women) category made by the respondent Corporation in her favour having been annulled by the judgment and order dated 23.9.2011 rendered in WP(C) No. 1425/2011 instituted by the respondent No.6 herein, the appellant being aggrieved, is in appeal.

2. By order dated 23.11.2011, notice had been issued in the present appeal and after hearing the learned counsel for the parties, as an interim measure, it had been directed that the aforementioned settlement would not be interfered with.

3. We have heard Mr PK Goswami, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr AC Borbora and Mr MK Choudhury, Senior Advocates for the appellant; Mr S Baruah, learned Central Govt. counsel for the respondent No.1; Mr PJ Saikia, Advocate for the respondent Corporation and its office bearers and Mr SS Dey, Advocate for the respondent No.6 ( writ petitioner).

4. A skeletal recitation of the rival pleadings would assist better appreciation of the arguments made. In the narration to follow Smt. Bina Das who had been impleaded as respondent No.6 in the writ petition would be referred to as the appellant and Smt. Shilpa Khakolia, the writ peti