Mrinal Kanti Pramanick And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.05.2024

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Ct. no.654 CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Sl. No.4 sn ,, WPA 14606 of 2024 , Mrinal Kanti Pramanick & Ors.

Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shamit Sanyal Ms. Priyakshi Banerjee Mr. Sabyasachi Roy ..for the petitioners Mr. Suman Sengupta Mr. Amrita Lal Chatterjee Mr. Sanatan Panja ..for the State Affidavit of service filed by the petitioners is taken on record.

Mr. Shamit Sanyal, learned advocate for the petitioners seeks liberty to deposit the balance court fees during the course of this day.

Liberty granted.

Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that in the present petition the writ petitioners have raised certain grievances of irregularities in distribution of rationing commodities.

Mr. Suman Sengupta, learned advocate for the State-respondents submits that the petitioners have not made any representation in respect of their grievance as contended in the writ petition. He informs the Court that if such representation is made by the petitioners, the authority concerned will consider the same in accordance with law.

Learned advocate for the petitioners concedes to the same.

Accordingly, petitioners are granted liberty to make fresh representation before the District Controller, Department of Food & Supplies, North 24 Parganas, being the respondent no.5, within a period of two weeks from date. Upon such representation been made, the District Controller, Department of Food & Supplies, North 24 Parganas, being the respondent no.5, shall consider and dispose of such representation of the petitioners within a period of one month from the date of conclusion of the General Election, 2024 upon giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law.

The result of disposal shall be communicated to the petitioners within a week thereof.

The learned advocate on record for the petitioners is directed to serve a copy of this order upon the District Controller, Department of Food & Supplies, North 24 Parganas, being the respondent no.5.

Since no affidavit has been invited, allegation made in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted.

It is made clear that the Court has not gone into the merits of the case.

With the above directions, this writ petition being WPA 14606 of 2024 stands disposed of along with all connected applications, if any.

There will be, however, no order as to costs. Interim order, if any, stands vacated.

All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

Urgent photostat copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of necessary legal formalities.

(Bivas Pattanayak, J.)