Judgment:
The Court : The petitioner is a dealer of super kerosene oil. In 1987, the petitioner was appointed dealer and licence no.69/BT/87 was issued to the petitioner under the West Bengal Kerosene Control Order 1968. The number of the kerosene licence was subsequently changed to 123/BM/W-4/9778/07.
One Basudev Ghosh who has not been impleaded as respondent was allegedly granted a dealership licence under the West Bengal Kerosene Control Order 1968. The said Basudev Ghosh has, according to the petitioner, been appointed a clerk of Saktigarh High School. Upon appointment of the said Basudev Ghosh as clerk of a school, the ration cards tagged to the said Basudev Ghosh were tagged to the petitioner.
The petitioner made a representation to the Sub- Divisional Controller for merger of the dealership of Basudev Ghosh with the dealership of the petitioner and/or in other words for permanent tagging of the ration cards attached to the said Basudev Ghosh to the dealership of the petitioner.
Mr. Das appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that tagging was done by way of a temporary measure, having regard to the vacancy caused by the reason of appointment of the concerned dealer as the clerk of a school. Mr.Sarkar appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner was duly given a hearing in connection with his application. However, the decision has not been communicated.
The fact that the petitioner might have been given a hearing does not in itself confer any right on the petitioner to have the ration cards in question permanently tagged to his dealership. It is for the authorities concerned to take a decision in the matter in accordance with law. The interference of the writ court is not warranted.
The writ application is disposed of with the above observations.
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