25.03.2025 Sl. No.10 Ct. No.24 S.A.

WPA 21009 of 2023 Monaim Biswas -vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Robiul Islam Mr. Raju Mondal Mr. Masooq Rahman …for the petitioner Mr. Supratim Dhar Mr. Amritalal Chatterjee …for the State SCFS, Domkal issued a vacancy notification being Memo No.1061 dated 19.10.2022 for FPS licence in respect of vacancy location Ganra Baria, Ganra Baria More. The petitioner applied for the licence by making specific application. After few days, the concerned SCFS again issued a notification being Memo No.1156 dated 21.11.2022 for FPS licence for the location Ganra Baria, nearby Ganra Baria Jamme Masjid.

On the basis of the application of the petitioner, his proposed shop-cum-godown was inspected but ultimately his candidature was rejected on the ground that his proposed shop-cum-godown is situated under the vacancy Memo No.1156 dated

21.11.2022.

The petitioner challenged the act and action of the authority for issuance licence in favour of respondent no.7. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the proposed shop- cum-godown of the petitioner is situated nearer than the proposed shop-cum-godown of the respondent no.7 from Ganra Ba