Mosaraf Hossain v. the State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA disposed of with direction to authority to decide representation; FPS (Fair Price Shop) licence granted on compassionate ground to private respondent No. 6 (elder brother of petitioner); allegation of illegal procurement of licence; representation annexure-P/8 dated 27.02.2024; hearing fixed for 05.03.2024 not conducted; authority to hear both sides and pass reasoned order within six weeks; decision to be communicated within two weeks thereafter; infructuousness objection noted but merits left to authority; no statute or precedent discussed; single Judge (Subhendu Samanta, J.).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the authority concerned to hear out both parties and pass a reasoned order on the petitioner's representation dated 27 February 2024 (annexure-P/8) within six weeks from the date of communication of the order, according to the prevalent rules and law; the decision to be communicated to the parties within two weeks thereafter.