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Court Flooded With Cases Concerning Allotment Of Fair Price Shops: Karnataka HC Asks State To Take Forward 'One Nation One Ration Card' Policy
Mustafa Plumber
5 Dec 2022 3:54 PM IST
The Karnataka High Court has expressed concern over the rising litigation relating to allotment of fair price shops under the Public Distribution System and has asked State's Food and Civil Supplies Department to take appropriate steps to 'put its house in order'.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was dealing with a case whereby the licence to run fair price shop of...
The Karnataka High Court has expressed concern over the rising litigation relating to allotment of fair price shops under the Public Distribution System and has asked State's Food and Civil Supplies Department to take appropriate steps to 'put its house in order'.
A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was dealing with a case whereby the licence to run fair price shop of a physically disabled person was cancelled by the Appellate Authority under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 following a grievance raised by the allottee of another fair price depot situated in the same vicinity.
At the outset, the High Court noted that the grievance of the complainant was that 106 cards were removed from him and were allotted to the petitioner for the purpose of FPS. The complainant had nowhere sought that the entire allotment made in favour of the petitioner be cancelled.
Thus it opined that the Appellate Authority had 'exceeded the brief'.
So far as the action regarding removal of cards from the complainant for allotment to the Petitioner is concerned, the High Court suggested to the state government to take the policy of 'one nation–one ration card' forward.
Under the said policy, any card holder can pick up his ration from any fair price depot. He need not depend upon the fair price depot that is allotted to him by 15 way of issuance of card is his submissions.
Case No: WRIT PETITION No.19575 OF 2022
Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 497
Date of Order: 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
Appearance: H.P.GANGESH GOWDA, ADVOCATE for petitioner; VINOD KUMAR M., AGA FOR R1 TO R4; R.B.MRUTHYUNJAYA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-5.
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