P.K. Shantala v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO W.P.No.5290 of 2015 ORDER:

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondents 1 to 3.

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in suspending the authorization of the petitioner without mentioning the period of suspension, vide order dated 27.1.2015, as arbitrary and illegal.

The petitioner is the dealer of fair price shop No.42, Netrapalli Village, Gummaghatta Mandal, Anantapur District. Based on the allegation that the petitioner is not distributing essential commodities to the card holders properly and distributing the same with less weighment, the Tahsildar, Gummagata enquired the matter and submitted a report to the third respondent. On 1.12.2014, the 3rd respondent issued show cause notice to the petitioner, for which, she submitted her explanation. Being not satisfied with the same, the 3rd respondent vide order 27.1.2015 suspended the authorization of the petitioner. Since the suspension order was passed pending enquiry, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kalyandurg, to complete the enquiry and pass final orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which, the authorization of the petitioner shall stand restored. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition

shall stand closed.

_____________________ JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO 4th March, 2015 rkk