IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present :-

The Hon’ble Justice PARTHA SARATHI SEN WPA 32400 of 2014 Md. Sazzad Hossain -Vs-

Union of India and Ors.

For the Petitioners: Mr. Ambarnath Banerjee, Adv., Mr. Supratik Shyanal, Adv.

For respondent nos. 2 and 3: Mr. Puspendu Chakraborty, Adv.

Hearing concluded on: 15.01.2025. Judgment on: 17.01.2025.

PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J. : –

1. In this writ petition the writ petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus upon the respondents more specifically upon the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 commanding them to appoint the writ petitioner as a distributor under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG scheme (herein after referred to as the ‘said scheme’ in short) for Kojalsha G.P., Berugram, Block-Ketugram-1, District-Burdwan.

2. The writ petitioner was an aspirant to be appointed as a distributor however, his candidature was turned down by the respondent No.2 & 3 that is the oil company and its functionaries.

3. In course of his Argument, Mr. Banerjee, Learned Advocate for the writ petitioner submits before this Court that pursuant to an advertisement published in a daily newspaper, the petitioner on

06.06.2013 applied