Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010031222024 2025:GAU-AS:5496 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/916/2024 HARMUJ ALI SON OF LATE MAHIR UDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - LALIRPAR,P.O- LOCHANABORI, DISTRICT- MORIGAON, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 06 2:THE DIRECTOR FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS ASSAM BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI-05. 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER MORIGAON DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. 4:THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS MORIGAON ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. J M A CHOUDHURY, MS HIMADRI BORAH,MR. A B T HAQUE Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER 05.05.2025 1. Mr. J.M.A. Choudhury, learned counsel appears for the petitioner, while Mr. G. Bokalial, learned counsel appears for all the respondents. 2. The petitioner’s counsel submits that the petitioner has submitted an appeal to the Appellate Authority under Article Order 29 of the Assam Public Distribution of Articles Order, 1982, against the cancellation of his fair price shop licence, vide Appeal Case No.FPD&CA.15/2024/551300. However, the same not been disposed of till date. 3. Mr. G. Bokalial, learned counsel for the State respondents submits that as the petitioner has submitted an appeal before the Appellate Authority under Article Order 29 of the Assam Public Distribution of Articles Order, 1982 , the writ petition can be disposed of, with a direction to the Appellate Authority to take a decision on the petitioner’s appeal, within a specified time period. 4. On considering the fact that the petitioner has filed an appeal against the cancellation of his fair price shop licence, vide Appeal Case No.FPD&CA.15/2024/551300, the Appellate Authority is directed to take a decision on the petitioner’s appeal, within a period of 1 (one) month from the Page No.# 3/3 date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant