108 HSGHCOURTOFCHHATTSSGARHATBILASPUR Bench: Hon'ble Shri S.R. PETITiONERS ^. '/ ^, RESPONDENTS Writ Petition No. 5938 of 2005 1. Nayapara Prathm'ik Upbhokta Bhandar Maryadit, Nayapara (A cooperatlve the provisions o? Chhattisgam Sahkarita Adhiniyam, 1960) (17 of 1961) Presiderit Sheikh iliasuddfn about 42 years S/o Shri Sheikh Mumtajirsuddln R/o Nayapara Tehsli & DistFlctRalpur(C.G.) 2, Adarsh Uphar FTathmEk Sahkari Upbhokta Bhandar Maryadit, Gol Raipur (A cooperatlve regjstered under the provisJons of Chhattisgarh Swasahayata Sahkarita Adhinlyam, 1960) (17 of 1961) President Sundar La! Sahu aged about 42 years, 5/o Late Shri Kunjifat Sahu, R/o Gole Bazar, Raipur, Tehsl! & (C,G.) 3, Prathmik Sahkari Upbhokta Bhandar Maryadit, Shukrawari Ralpur (A cooperative regtetered under the of Swa^ahayata Sahkarita Adhiniyam, 1960) (17 of 1961) Presldent Prasad Sahu aged about 40 years S/b Shri Sahu, R/o Shukrawari Bazar, Raipur, Tehslj & DjstriotRaJpur(C.O.) Veraue 1. State of Chhattlsgarh, Through the Secretary, Department of Food, ClviS Suppiies & Con^umor Protectlon, Mantraiaya, Dau Kaiyan Slngh, Bhawan, R.aipur (Chhattisgarh) 2. Coitector, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3. Food ControlSer (Food Officer), G-fflce of the Collector Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 109 -^' Pr©eont: Mr. Rahul Jha, loamed counsol for the petltionor^. ORAL ORDER ( on 13th The common grievance of the petitioner-societies is that the second respondent /Coiiector has certain number of cards to the petltloner-socleties to some other agencies. It Is contended by counsel for the petitioners the impugned actlon of the Distrid Coilector was not preoeded by any notioe to the petltJoner^ and, therefore, the impugned action could not be sustalned in law. It is and tQiterated by the courts that it h the powor of pubiic authoriti^^ Iste tho te the distribution of commoditias te for it is jntended, keeping jn mlnd the pubijc as weji as the of the consumers anci in that process, it the part of the power of Dl-strict CoSIector to allocate or re-a!locate the to various societigs. Jt 1s not the right of a particuiar society to that once certain cards are allotted, those card^ 3hould be aiiowed to remain wlth it for atl th©tim©9to com©at the perii or in convonience of tho consumers for whom o^ontial commoaltiQs aro meant. By aitotting to which to the none of the rights of the has or Impalred nor the impugned action of the Cojlector couid be condemned as arbltrar^, or vioiatlve of Artlcle 14 The writ petltlon is devold of merit and It is accordingiy disms^^ed. There sh©llbe no order a3 to coste. Sd/- Chief Justice ^s^ h