24 JUDICATUR&CHHATTISQABH : IT PETiT OF 2006 f£, S 'Si.S'E'S versus Naaz Women Primary Consumer Co- operative Soclety" Limited, Having Regn No. 18, Parasbhata / Dondro Tah. Korba Distt. Korba (C.G.) through te President Smt. Laxmin Bai, aged about 43 years, wlfe of Sh" Shanten Das, resldence Parsabhata, Tah. And Distt. Korba (C.G.) The of Chhattlsgarh, Through : Secretery, Dept of Food and CiviS Supply, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) Coilector, Distt. Korba (CG) 4. The Distt. Food Officer. District Korba (C.G.) The Sub Divisional Officer (Rev.) Sub Division Korba, Dsstt. Korba (C.G.) Gram Panchayat Dondro, through Its Secretary, Tah and Distt. Korba (C-.G.) The Assistant Rsgistrar; Sahkari Samitlyan, Korba, Dlstt. Korba (C.G.) Present : Mr. A.N. Bhakta, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr- Sanjay S. Agrawai, teamed GA., for the Siate of CG. (Passed on 30 January, 2006) The petitioner - Society is presentiy holding an authorlzation to run a fair price shop for the area oomprised in Gram Panchayat Dondro. This is reflected In the document dated 31/07/2002. Th®grievance of the petitioner - Socjety is that the Sub Divislona! Officsr (Revenue), Sub Dlvislon Korba, the fourth respondent h6rein, without canceiltng the authorization to the petitioner — Soclety, has issued one more Sd/- * TheChiefJustice ^. 25 -s^- authorization in favour of the fifth respondent, nameiy, Gram Panchayai, Dondro, to mn a falr price shop wiffiin the sarne area ailottea' to the petitloner and this action of the fourth respondent has in prejudici to the petitioner - Soclety. (2) Generat'y speaking, it is the power of the State to run fair price shops to provide essential consumerabte goods to the public at large, particuiarty, of the at fair prices, but, due to the admlnistrattve other con'/eniences, that privltege has been parted with in favour of the Socleties and indlviduals. Nobody couid claim as a matter of right that an area allotted to a particular sooiety or a person for disiribution of essential consumerable goods at Tair price shops shouid not be restricted or taken away in pubtic interest. It is for the concerned publlc suthoritiss tu dscid§ on how msny fsir prics shups shGuid b^ within a specified.area keeping in mind the pubiic Interest and it is "ot the right of any person who has obtained authorization to run fal.r Drince shons to dictete that no other societv shoutd bs ai'owsd to run ths "fsh' orinc®shoo within ths srss ofiQinsllv sllottsd to htm. Sv th@ lrnouQn©d action taken bv the fourth respondent, none of the legal rights of the petitioner -Sociaty are impaired or violated and therefore, snforoing any of the legal rights of the petitioner wouid not arise. The writ petition is devoid OT mSHI SHG 1£ 13 aCCOFuifiQiy GiSiiiiSSSGi. EMG COST3. Sd/- The ChiefJustice &»-»y;«k te-^.~\