High Court Karnataka High Court

Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Niyamita vs The Deputy Commissioner (Food) on 10 July, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Niyamita vs The Deputy Commissioner (Food) on 10 July, 2009
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar
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SECRETARY, SRLVENKANNK, AGED 52 YEARS V. 
s/o VITTOBANNA, R/O BAGEWADI... P£3'I'I'I'iONER(S}  

(By Sri. GODE NAGARAJ FOR P}, 2, 4 85 5V)

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (1=i.o'"13')'« «_  .; T
BELLARY EHSTRICT   
BELLARY 533 101

2. THE TAHSXLDAR
sxrzueu PPA TALUK
SIRUGUPPA _     
BELLARY DISTRICT.    '12E.sPoNm:m'*(s)

(By Smt.:K.VIDYAVATHI, Hccffifl "   

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THE cor%s'rr1'_tJf€IoNi:::,1A "-P22.-n.¥11~:G TO iSSUE WRIT OF
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THIS PErr1'1'1o;q«_ CQMIRG on Erma URDERS, THIS BAY, THE
cougir MADE 'mE_FoLLow1Nc;;

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 1  vide Annexure-»--B, G, J, L and N all

  _ daf:ed_.2 3,;  by which the appfications are «sailed for

 V f1':)xVa:t_.  Lintexlding persons ta run fair price depots in

 I.}:_éS?3.im', Hale Kate, Mannur, Nagalapur and Ibrahimpur

  V  , _ VT  "  is called in questien in this writ petition.

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2. It is contended on behalf of the pet;itio1_1ei"s" _

respondents without notice to   Eiéaovyt  V. 

distribute the cards to other fa,ir’-._pri;ee. §~3ho;5e.oWI1ei%e__ who

will be given license in futuife-«.§o *

commodities pursuantf to ‘ziofiflcefions. In
other words, the that the future
licensees will out of ration
cerds of the A A

Admittedly, the
petifioneiee “to distribute the essential

com1;;.1odi.fiee.V distribution system. Rule 1 3

Commodities (Public Distribution

A 1992, reads thus:

‘ ‘v”‘:}’. 3,. Assigment of Ration Ca1ds«

A (1) After sanctioning an authorisation to run
%A i fair price depot, the Authoriseé Authority shaii
‘ Hjassiw to the fair pzicc depot a certain number of
ration cards beiongng to persons residing in

areas near the fair price depot.

(2) The number of ration caxtis assigned to a
fair pnlee depot under sub-clauee (3,) 31183} not be

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less than 300 for a fair price depot in a A'
and not iess than 500 for 3 fair price
urban anea: ,

Provided that the AumoiiseeeA;§:tha;izy"may; 7
in exceptional cases V.-;-mgézi fer A. ieasong Be
recorded in Writing, Ieiax upt0r2(§'_()
for a fair price depot in 'axjea a 11c!. 1;p1;_
cards fer a fair p1iie.e.':Vdepg)t in area if the
fair price depot is to isolated
setflemenut er of ration
came is iimi*ebr¢S¢¥ib¢daee%%

'i'fi:§';i_("; may, if he
c;;:¢§:§idez~.:§:, 'it 'A interests of the
raftiorg 'txfénefer ration cards from one
faiepxfiee toea1;¢.¢:1cgg«ee

thatéxo such transfer shail leave

: fair pfieevvdepot with less than the minimum
' 2 ., 'V ration cards specified in sub-clause

file above, it is clear that the authorised

V' V' "'..jeja2;1f1;{);"ite3sr shail assiw to the fair price depets certain

' rzigmber ef ration cards after sanctianing the authorisation

rm: :3 fair price depot. Sub Rule 3 of Rule 11 also

clarifies that the authorised authority may in the imzerest
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of the ration card holders transfer the ration;’_”eerdv§: _

one fair price shop to another. Sub

further clarifies that the minimuin of “(:a’1’t¥.:et.___fo;fe 2:

fair price depot is 300 in end

3. It is not in dispute ~.._petiti_oners are having
fair price depots in the minimum
number of by the petitioners
is 306,; _’ authorised authority may

distribute the the future licensees after

sar1etf1o”1′;.ing the atithorisation to run the fair price depot in

iexeexee cards from the shop of the petitioners.

are stated to have more than 300

V . cards of the shops, it is open for the authorised

* ‘”u–oIi’ice_r to sanctien ai.IthOI’iSat.i()I1 to other persons who

— to distribute essential commodities through public

” ijiistiibution system. The mtitieners cannot prohibit the

Government agency from doing so. There cannot be any

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dispute that the essential commodities are distributed

through public distribution system in the i13,t:§:Vi=e-:.’_’s.f_.V_ of

public at large. Nobody including the pet:tionjéris«i

for monopoly. Therefore, thc»A.»V:1otifi.{-gaiioiiiws

applications from the intending

price depots cannot be interfoiod Wifilé .

4. The writ petition faiis a_n’d’ is ‘disniissed.

5. Its 1i;:.;:1eai{ respondents may re-
distxibtits from ta kirag the ration cards
in oxcoss of”‘3()() fif<of1I1i~1;iic:»–'"ipt:titioI1ers.

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JUDGE