Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010015722025 2025:GAU-AS:12713 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/400/2025 SMTI AMBUJA SINGH W/O-SRI AMIT SINGH, R/O-PAILAPOOL, P. S-LAKHIPUR, DISTRICT- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788098 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP(M) -06 , ASSAM 2:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT OF ASSAM FOOD PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M)-06 ASSAM 4:THE COMMISSIONER FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781005 Page No.# 2/4 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 6:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES LAKHIPUR SUB-DIVISION LAKHIPUR CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788098 7:THE SUPERINTENDENT FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS LAKHIPUR SUB-DIVISION LAKHIPUR P.O. AND P.S. LAKHIPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788098 8:THE INSPECTOR FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS LAKHIPUR SUB-DIVISION LAKHIPUR P.O. AND P.S. LAKHIPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 78809 Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. I Alam Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. SR Baruah, Govt. Advocate, Assam B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Page No.# 3/4 16.09.2025 Heard Mr. I Alam, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. SR Baruah, the learned Government Advocate, Assam appears on behalf of the respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that while the appeal is pending against the suspension order, the respondent authorities are taking steps to de-tag the beneficiaries attached to the petitioner’s fair price shop to some other fair price shop. 3. Taking into account that in the meantime, the appeal has already been disposed of whereby the appeal of the petitioner has been dismissed, it is the opinion of this Court that any order passed in the present proceedings after the appeal of the petitioner had been dismissed would go against the public interest, inasmuch as, the beneficiaries would be affected on account of the continuation of the suspension of the petitioner’s fair price shop license. 4. At this stage, however, it is pertinent to mention that the petitioner has assailed the order passed by the Appellate Authority in WP(C)No.735/2025. 5. Under such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present writ petition observing inter alia that depending on the reliefs so granted in WP(C) No.735/2025, appropriate orders would be passed if in the circumstance, the beneficiaries of the petitioner are de-tagged from the fair price shop. 6. The writ petition stands closed with the above direction. JUDGE Page No.# 4/4 Comparing Assistant