Ma Ambika Devi, Mahila Swa Sahayata Samooh v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 903 of 2021 • Ma Ambika Devi, Mahila Swa Sahayata Samooh Street No. 3 Deepak Nagar Durg, Through Its President Smt. Kshma Awasthi , Aged About 48 Years , Wife Of Shri Rajesh Awasthi R/o Street No. 3 Deepak Nagar, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary , Department Of Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur , District Raipur Chhattisgarh
2. Collector (Food) Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh
3. Food Controller Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Mr. Uttam Pandey, Advocate For State :
Mr. Somkant Verma, P.L.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 19/02/20
1. Heard.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was running a fair price shop for the last 13 years without any complaint but recently the cards which were with the petitioner shop are now being reshuffled under the Yuktiyuktkaran procedure of various wards and the new ration cards are to be alloted. He would further submit that the
petitioner has also applied for the allotment of the shop and he prays that in allotment of the shop, past experience of the petitioner may be considered which has an unblemished track record without any stigma.
3. Learned State counsel would submit that the allotment would be done according to the policy and the norms, which are prevailing.
4. Considering the prayer made by the petitioner, without any observation on the merits, it is observed that the petitioner's application may be considered taking into consideration the past experience of the petitioner.
5. It is made clear that the Court has not expressed any opinion on the entitlement/right of the petitioner and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case.
6. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Vishakha