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The State Of West Bengal & Ors vs Gitashree Dutta ( Dey )Law Or Is In Public Interest , The Plea Of Legitimate Expectation Cannot Be Sustained In Punjab Communications Ltd vs Union Of India And Ors 1 This Court Held That Policy Decision Creating The Legitimate Expectation Which Is Normally Binding On The Decision Maker , Can Be Changed By The Decision Maker In Overriding Public Interest It Was Held As Under : “37 The Above Survey Of Cases Shows That The Doc­ Trine Of Legitimate ExpectationMay Give Rise To Judi­ Cial Review But The Granting Of Relief Is Very Much Limited [Vide : Union Of India vs Hindustan Devel­ OpmentIn Union Of India vs Lt Col P K Choudhary3 , This Court Held That The Legitimate Expectation , As An Argument , Cannot Prevail Overvs Lt Col P K Choudhary3 , This Court Held That The Legitimate Expectation , As An Argument , Cannot Prevail Over The Policy Introduced By The Government Which Does Not Suffer From Any Perversity , Unfairness Or Unreasonableness Or Which Does Not Violate Any Fundamental Or Other Enforceable Rights VestedPublic Interest Wherein Other More Important Considerations May Outweigh What Would Otherwise Have Been The Legitimate Expectation Of The Claimant In Food Corporation Of India vs M/S Kamdhenu Cattle Feed Industries4 , This Court Has Pointed Out As Under : “8 The Mere Reasonable Or Legitimate Expectation Of A Citizen ,For Distribution Of Essential Commodities To The Ration Card Holders 20 This Court In Swaraj Abhiyan vs Union Of India & Ors 5 Has Held That The 2013 Act Is A Social Welfare Legislation And Its Provisions Are Mandatory It Is Held Thus : “42 The Provisions In The Nfs Act Mentioned Above Are Mandatory And Yet Almost Four Years Down The Line They Have Not Been Fully Implemented By Some States Xxxxx 44 These Questions Have Been Troubling Us Since This Matter Was Listed On 24­10­2016 Subsequent To Our Order Dated 13­5­2016 In Swaraj Abhiyan23 This Court In Sarkari Sasta Anaj Vikreta Sangh vs State Of M P 6 Has Held That No Person Can Claim A Right To Run A Fair Price Shop As An Agent Of The GovernmentA Statute 25 It Is Trite Law That There Can Be No Estoppel Against A Statute This Court Has Settled This Principle In A Catena Of Judgments , 15 Starting As Early As 1955 A Constitution Bench Of This Court In Thakur Amar Singhji vs State Of Rajasthan7 Held As Follows : “ We Are Unable On These Facts To See Any Basis For A Plea Of Estoppel The Letter DatedNo Estoppel Against A Statue” 26 A Constitution Of Bench Of This Court In Electronics Corpn Of India Ltd vs Secy Revenue Deptt , Govt Of A P 8 Also Upheld This Principle And Held As Follows : “21 There Are Two Short Answers To This Contention In The First Place