ASR 18.

Ct. no. 24.

5.3.2025 WPA 4663 of 2025 Sudip Mal Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Debabrata Saha Ray Mr. Pingal Bhattacharya Mr. Subhankar Das ……..For the petitioner Mr. Suman Sengupta Ms. Amrita Panja Maullick …….. For the State Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner, is taken on record.

The present petitioner challenged impugned vacancy notification for appointment of FPS dealer over the operational area, where the present petitioner is already running F.P shop dealership business with full satisfaction since long.

Mr. Saha Ray, learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has challenged the vacancy notification on the ground that after promulgation of National Food Security Act, 2013 and Targeted Public Distribution (Control) Order, 2015, the Control Order 2013, on the basis of which the vacancy has been declared, has become redundant.

Mr. Saha Ray further submits that the issue has been fixed to be heard by Hon’ble Divisional Bench of this court in a batch of appeals being MAT 1543 of

2024 etc.

Mr. Saha Ray further submits that this court has passed several interim orders in different writ petition to the extent that the State can not be all