Nur Hussain Sk and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Fair price shop dealer licence holders (1998 and 2008) from Dhubri/Kokrajhar (BTC area), Gauhati High Court WP(C)/5888/2024, decided 10.06.2025 by Justice Michael Zothankhuma. Key terms: e-POS device / “Point of Sale Device” denial to fair price shops; tagging/attachment of ration card holders to other fair price shops; impugned order dated 21.09.2024 by Assistant Director, FPD & CA, Gossaigaon (respondent no.5) set aside; letter no. GSM.1 2025/159 dated 27.05.2025 marked Annexure-X; more than 50 ration card holders per shop; ERCMS Portal non-updation attributed to technical difficulty or communication gap; directions to re-attach ration card holders and supply e-POS devices immediately; writ petition allowed; advocates R. Islam, T. Talukdar, S. Begum (petitioners) and U. Das / GA Assam (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 21.09.2024 set aside; respondents directed to re-attach the ration card holders of the petitioners' fair price shops to the petitioners' fair price shops and to provide the petitioners with the “Point of Sale Device” (e-POS device) immediately.