ASR 27.

Ct. no. 24. 15.1.2025 WPA 28454 of 2024 Uttam Kumar Barik Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sujit Kumar Rath Mr. Subir Hazra Mr. Sukumar Sarkar Mr. Anirban Saha …..For the petitioner Ms. Sonal Sinha Ms. A. Chakraborty ……For the State Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner, is taken on record.

The present petitioners 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 an unblemished track record and full satisfaction since long.

Mr. Sujit Kr. Rath, learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has challenged the vacancy notification on the ground that after Targeted Public Distribution (Control) Order, 2015, the Control Order 2013, on the basis of which the vacancy has been declared, has become redundant. He seeks for interim protection to the extent that the State can proceed with the selection process but should not grant licence till the issue is decided by this Court in batch of appeals, hearing of which has already been started.

Learned advocate for the State-respondents seeks to file report in the form of affida