The High Court summarily dismissed a writ petition challenging the grant of an FPS dealership license. The Court held that an unsuccessful candidate who participated without protest cannot challenge the selection process post-facto merely because the outcome was not favorable.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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10.2.2026 Court No. 10 AGM
In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side
W.P.A. 27083 of 2025
Gobinda Panja -versus
State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Md. Zeeshanuz Zaman. …For the Petitioner.
Ms. Sonal Sinha. Ld. A.G.P. Mr. Gourav Das. … for the State.
Mr. Debobrata Saha Roy. Sr. Adv. Mr. Shamit Sanyal. Ms. Sanchayita De.
… for the respondent no. 8.
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participated in the selection process without protest cannot be allowed to turn around and assail the process or the methodology adopted merely because their outcome is not to their liking.
( Smita Das De, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an unsuccessful candidate in a licensing selection process, who never protested during the proceedings, can challenge the selection process after failure.
Whether a representation challenging the grant of a fair price shop license is maintainable in the hands of an unsuccessful candidate who was never called for interview.
Gobinda Panja
State of West Bengal
Gopal Halder
Private Respondent (Licensee)
Smita Das De
As recorded by the court registry
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