Md. Abdul Kader Molla v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
FPS vacancy; godown leaky, lack of proper ventilation, dampness; non-recommendation of candidature; most suitable candidate among three applicants; undertaking to repair within fifteen days; respondent no. 5 licensing authority to grant license; license within thirty days; interim order of Co-ordinate Bench vacated; vacancy notice dated 30.5.2024 quashed and set aside; liberty to proceed afresh in accordance with law; writ disposed of without going into merits; Md. Abdul Kader Molla v. State of West Bengal; WPA 16986 of 2024; Smita Das De, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of without going into the merits: petitioner directed to give an undertaking to repair and rectify godown deficiencies within fifteen days; upon satisfaction, respondent no. 5 (licensing authority) to forthwith grant the license, and in any event within thirty days thereafter subject to its satisfaction; interim order of the Co-ordinate Bench vacated; vacancy notice dated 30.5.2024 quashed and set aside; liberty to respondent no. 5 to proceed afresh in accordance with law if the repair is unsatisfactory.