Ramesh Chandra v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 33216 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ramesh Chandra Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Mehrotra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Upendra Upadhyay Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated

02.09.2023 by which the fair price shop license of respondent no. 3 has been restored. This is a complainant's petition. The petitioner is a complainant, who has made complaint against the licensee of Fair Price Shop holder alleging illegality and irregularity in the distribution of essential commodities. Learned Standing Counsel on the other hand submits that the petitioner has no locus to file such petition, therefore, this petition is not maintainable. In support of his contention, he has relied upon the judgement of this Court in the case of Lakki Sonkar vs. State of U.P. and 5 others passed in Writ -C No. 11528 of 2023. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as not maintainable. Order Date :- 26.10.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad