Hon’ble Surya Prakash Kesarwani, J.—Heard Sri Ram Sagar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner in the leading writ petition and Smt. Kamala Devi Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner in the connected writ petition. I have also heard learned standing counsel as well as learned counsel for the Gram Sabha. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, Writ-C No. 3253 of 2017 is treated as leading writ petition.

2. Petitioner in Writ-C No. 3253 of 2017 is resident of Village Panchayat Shoro, Tehsil Takha, District Etawah. He belongs to Scheduled Caste. He is aggrieved due to non-distribution of essential commodities in specified quantity and at specified rates by the respondent No. 4- fair price shop agent to card-holders as well as inaction of the State respondents in not redressing the grievances of the card-holders including the petitioner. Consequently, he has filed the leading writ petition.

3. The petitioner of Writ-C No. 6901 of 2017 claims that he belongs to a poor family and holds a ration-card in the name of his wife. He is resident of village Chhatargarh, Biharia, Tehsil Bara, District Allahabad. Aggrieved with non-distribution of essential commodi