22.04.2025 SL No.19 Court No.24 Ali WPA 8342 of 2025 Jaydev Hazra Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Ram Anand Agarwala Ms. Nibedita Pal, Mr. Ananda Gopal Mukherjee, Ms. Sonam Roy, Ms. N. Khatoon …… for the petitioner.

Mr. Swapan Kr. Dutta, Sr. Adv. & AGP Mr. Rajat Datta …. for the State.

Petitioner applied for FPS licence in terms of a Vacancy Notification No. 350/MR/TFS/23 dated 9^th August, 2023 declared by the Sub-

Divisional Controller, Food and Supplies, Tamluk.

The petitioner offered LR Plot No. 470 for the purpose of proposed shop-cum-godown; his proposed shop-cum-godown was inspected by the concerned authority and initially he appears to be the most suitable candidate for the purpose of ingress and egress to the proposed shop-cum- godown. The petitioner used a plot No. 469 which was recorded as a road (Bandh) for the purpose of smooth ingress and egress of the truck carrying ration articles. The petitioner has made concrete the road over plot No. 469. One of the adjacent land owner has lodged complaint with the authority. By which the authority has cancelled the candidature of the petitioner.

It is the submissions of the petitioner that the person making complaint with t