SUNDARBAN SUPPLY CENTRE Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) : In this Writ Petition, the Petitioners pray for an order Commanding upon the Respondents to withdraw the Memo dated 21.2.2011 being Memo No. 1040-FS issued by the Respondent No. 7 (Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Supplies, Govt. of West Bengal) (Annexure-P/17) whereby and whereunder he informed the Director, District, Distribution, Procurement and Supplies that as per the reasoned decision of the Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Food, the Department of Food & Supplies, Govt. of West Bengal was approving the appointment of the Respondent No. 12 ( M/s. Mahestala Agro Foods Private Ltd.) as a regular MR Distributor at Pathar Pratima Block (Ram Ganga ) District- South 24-Pgs.

(2.) THE Petitioners have further prayed for the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding upon the Respondents to cancel the said selection of the Respondent No. 12 and to appoint the Petitioners in their place after Quashing the said impugned Memo No. 1040-FS dated 21.2.2011 (Annexure-P/17).

(3.) ACCORDING to the further case of the Petitioners, 6 (six) other applicants including the Respondent No. 12 applied pursuant to the said publication of vacancy. Thereafter, enquiry etc. was conducted and an enquiry Report (Annexure-P/4) was prepared by the Sub-divisional Controller (F & S), Kakdwip.