WP(C) 2738/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.N.SARMA Heard Mr . A.K.Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mrs. V.L.Singha , learned State Counsel and also Mr. A.K.Goswmi, learned counsel for the newly a dded respondent No.7. The case of the petitioners inter alia is that the petitioner N o.1 is a Registered Co-Operative Society which is a Gaon Panchayat Level Coope rative Society and the petitioner No.2 is the Chairman elected by the shareholde rs of the said Co-operative Society. The society is being run under the electe d members of the shareholders. The society deals with the various articles and e ssential commodities for distribution amongst the shareholders at Government fix ed/control price. So far as the distribution of SK Oil to the shareholders of t he society, the same is being done by the respondent No.7 under the provisions of Assam Trade Articles (Licensing and Control) Order, 1982 ( for short Order 1982 ). The Zonal Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies , Cachar, Karimganj , Silchar having issued a letter dated 6.6.2007 asking the concerned officials t o direct all the G.P.S.S. to lift the SK Oil from the Depot and distribute the s ame to agents/ F.P. Shops from the storage of G.P.S.S. After obtaining necessar y license, the petitioners society also applied for storage of SK Oil license to store SK Oil by itself. Such application was made before the Deputy Commissione r, Hailakandi on 27.7.2007. The grievance of the petitioners is that the said ap plication dated 27.7.2007 has not yet been disposed of by giving due consideration by the Deputy Commissio ner, Hailakandi. An affidavit-in-opposition has been filed on behalf of the respo ndent No.7 (Nurul Islam Laskar) to this writ petition. Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned counsel for the respondent No.7 submit s that the respondent No.7 is having existing license to distribute SK Oil withi n the area of Algapur Part -V which also covers the shareholders of the society. It is contended that in the event , if license is granted to the petitioners, the business of the respondent No.7 could be adversely affected. Admittedly, such license is generally issued/ granted by the De puty Commissioner, who is the licensing authority. The license of the respondent No.7 was issued/ granted by the Order 1982 being No. HS APPA/K.oil/4, by wh ich the respondent No.7 was granted license as sub-whole sellers for the said tr ade articles at Algapur Part V. The respondent No.7 was also granted a storage license to store SK Oil at Algapur Part V. The license for storage of SK Oil is issued under clause 3 of Order 1982 . The licensing authority has also the power to refuse to grant su ch license under clause 8(3) of Order 1982 . Admittedly, the petitioners society is formed of shareholders of Algapur Part-V and it appears that the respondent No.7 is distributing the SK O il. In terms of the direction of the Zonal Joint Registrar issued to all the co ncerned officials, the petitioners applied for such license, but the said appli cation of the petitioners has not yet been disposed of by the licensing authorit y. In view of above fact situation, in my considered view , it wou ld be just and expedient to dispose of this writ petition at the admission stage itself. The licensing authority shall dispose of the application filed b y the petitioners on 27.7.2007 for the license for storage of SK Oil, as per law . While considering the claim of the petitioners, the grievance that may be ra ised by the respondent No. 7 may also be considered and also take note of the f act that license is sought for by the petitioners for storage of SK Oil to be di stributed to its shareholders and as directive of the Co-operative department. The whole exercise shall be done within a period of 2 (two) mont hs from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition s tands disposed of.