MADHYA PRADESH RATION VIKRETA SANGHSOCIETY & ORS. ETC. ETC. vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld the Madhya Pradesh (Foodstuffs) Civil Supplies Public Distribution Scheme, 1981, stating it does not violate Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. The Court clarified that the scheme's preference for cooperative societies to run fair price shops does not infringe on the rights of individuals to conduct business as wholesale or retail dealers in foodgrains. The Court dismissed the Special Leave Petitions, affirming that there is no fundamental right to be appointed as an agent of a fair price shop under a government scheme.