"Time Has Come For Shops To Reach Consumers' Doors": Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme

The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' program holding that it does not appear that the Scheme contravenes any of the provisions of law and that Time has come for the shop to reach the doorstep of the consumers.The Bench of Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea filed by some. The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' program holding that it does not appear that the Scheme contravenes any of the provisions of law and that Time has come for the shop to reach the doorstep of the consumers. The matter in brief The Government of West Bengal, Department of Food and Supplies recently came up with the idea to supply ration under the National Food Security Act and Rajya Khadya Suraksha Yojana at the doorstep of the consumers and named the project as 'Duare Ration Scheme'. Importantly, noting that the prevailing system of the consumers visiting the ration shops for collecting ration items continues and over and above the erstwhile practice, the Scheme ensures that the FPS owners supply the ration articles at the doorstep of the consumers, the Court observed thus: "FPS in the present context has to be taken as a mobile FPS which will go to the doorstep of the consumers for delivery of the ration items.