1 2025:CGHC:20460 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2253 of 2025 1 - M/s Shree Ram Rice Mill Through Its Proprietor, Ramkumar Chandel S/o Jangi Ram Chandel, Age About 67 Years, R/o Naila, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - Union Of India Through - Secretary, Department Of Food, Civil Supply And Consumer Protection, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 2 - Food Corporation Of India Through Its Managing Director, 16-20, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Department Of Food, Civil Supply And Consumer Protection, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantrlaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Director Directorate Of Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Protection Department, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Managing Director Chhattisgarh State Marketing Federation Limited, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 6 - District Magistrate District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 7 - District Marketing Officer Department Of Food, Civil Supplies And Consumer Digitally signed by GOPAL SINGH Date: 2025.06.03 17:00:48 +0530 2 Protection, Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 8 - Food Inspector Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 9 - Branch Manager Punjab National Bank, Branch - Naila, District - Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) --- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Ishan Verma, Advocate For Respective Respondents : Shri Praveen Das, Deputy Advocate General and Shri Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer, Shri R.S. Patel, Advocate, Ms. Shweta Rai, Advocate on behalf of Shri Ramakant Mishra, Deputy Solicitor General, Shri Sudhanshu Upadhyay, Advocate on behalf of Shri Sharad Mishra, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 05/05/2025 1. This petition has been filed with the following reliefs: “10.1 Declare the oral blacklisting of the Petitioner’s rice mill as arbitrary, illegal and void ab initio, and further direct the Respondents to allow the petitioner to supply the requisite quantity of rice; 10.2 Restrain the Respondents from invoking the Bank Guarantee amounting to Rs.50,00,000/- submitted by the Petitioner, in view of the circumstances beyond the Petitioner’s control which led to the delay in supply; 10.3 Direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to supply the remaining stock of rice i.e., 1461.66 quintals within such reasonable time as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court; 10.4 Quash the show cause notice dated 28.03.2025 issued by the District Collector, Janjgir-Champa under 3 Section 4(3), 4(5), and 12 of the Chhattisgarh Rice Custom Milling Order, 2016 and Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities At, 1955 10.5 Pass any other writ, order or direction as may be deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, including the costs of the petition, in the interest of justice.” 2. In light of the circular dated 30.4.2025 issued by the Government of Chhattisgarh, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Nawa Raipur, at this stage, the present writ petition has become infructuous. The petition is dismissed as infructuous, however, the petitioner as well as the respondents are at liberty to file appropriate proceedings, if any, at appropriate stage. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Gopal Singh