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HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
REKHA BORANA
Shrawan Ram @ Sharwan Kumar S/o Shri Bhagwan Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present writ petition has been filed against order dated 17.11.2008 (Annexure-13) whereby the revision petition as filed by respondent No.4 stood allowed.
2. The facts in brief are that:
(i) Vide notification dated 18.10.2005 (Annexure-6), applications for allotment of fair price shop were invited. Both the petitioner and respondent No.4 applied in pursuance to the said notification.
(ii) Vide order dated 25.04.2006 (Annexure-7), the allotment was made in favour of respondent No.4. The said order was challenged by the petitioner before the appellate authority which stood dismissed vide order dated 20.09.2006. Order dated 20.09.2006 was assailed vide a writ petition being S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1601/2007 which stood allowed vide order dated 29.05.2008.
(iii) Order dated 29.05.2008 was put to challenge by respondent No.4 vide D.B. Civil Special Appeal No.602/2008 and the same stood dismissed vide order dated 16.07.2008.
(iv) Vide order dated 29.05.2008, the Court observed and directed as under:
“In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed. The allotment order dated 25/4/2005 is hereby quashed qua the allotment made in favour of respondent no.4 of fair price shop s
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