18.03.2025 SL No.31 Court No.24 Ali WPA 27156 of 2024 Khorsed Alam Khan Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sagar Bandhapadhyay, Mr. Abhrajit Roy Chowdhury …….for the petitioner.

Ms. Sonal Sinha, Mr. Amrita Lal Chatterjee ……….for the State.

Petitioner was appointed as a dealer of Fair Price Shop in terms of Vacancy Notification dated 24^th of January, 2018. The licence was issued in favour of the petitioner by the concerned department on 9^th of January, 2023. During the subsistence of such business, the petitioner was served with a notice of personal hearing by Sub- Divisional Controller (F & S) concerned dated 4^th March, 2024. The petitioner appeared before the authority for hearing and after the hearing is concluded the Sub-Divisional Controller (F & S) has terminated the licence of the petitioner vides order dated 7^th March, 2024, on the ground that the petitioner does not having the requisite Bank balance in his account to continue the business. Against the order of termination, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the District Controller.

The District Controller has given hearing to the petitioner and passed an order on 25^th of April, 2024 affirming the order of the Su