Mr. Saha Roy Mr. Pintu Karar Mr. Sabab Uddin Laskar …for the petitioner Mr. Swapan Kr. Datta, Sr. Adv & AGP Mr. Tapas Kr. Dey …for the State Petitioner applied for FPS license in terms of a vacancy notification issued by the Sub-Divisional Controller, Lalbagh District- Murshidabad. Petitioner application was received online. His proposed shop- cum-godown was inspected by the concerned authority. Petitioner was called for on an interview by the District Level Fair Price Shop Selection Committee.

It is the contention of the petitioner that though the petitioner is the most suitable candidate to have the license but he was denied to the license in terms of a memo of SI of Police, Lalgola P.S. dated 21^st of February, 2025 containing some frivolous allegations. It is the contention of the petitioner that the license of the petitioner cannot be denied if he was not entangled in a case under Essential Commodities Act . He further submits that there are no pending cases against the petitioner thus the act and action of the concerned authority is illegal and arbitrary. He also challenged the justification of the memo issued by the S.I of Police, Lalgola P.S. dated

21^st of February, 2025.

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