JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. A.K. Hussain, the learned counsel for the petitioner in both the writ petitions. I have also heard Mr. B.Deuri, learned Junior Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in both the writ petitions. Mr. R. Islam, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No. 4 and 5 and Mr. Santanu Kumar Das, learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No. 6 in W.P.(C) No. 3543/2020 and Mr. A.A.R. Karim, learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No. 6 in W.P. (C) No. 3690/2020.

2. In both the writ petitions, as the facts and issue of law being similar, the same are taken up for disposal by the instant common judgment and order.

W.P. (C) No. 3543/2020

3. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner is a license holder of a fair price shop at village Dhuturamari under M/S Tamarhat Samabay Samity Ltd. in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The petitioner’s license No. is GSM-39/92/PD-IV/G/TH/R-18 dated 23/11/1992. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has household consumers totaling to 1523 out of which 32 nu