Smt. Bethala Sandhya Rani v. The State Of Telangana,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH * * * * WRIT PETITION No.34348 of 2015 Between:

Smt.Bethala Sandhya Rani.

....Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Commissioner, Civil Supplies Department and Ex-Officio Secretary, 3rd Floor, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, And others.

....Respondents JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 14.10.2015 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO :

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers : Yes may be allowed to see the Judgments?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be : No

Marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to : No see the fair copy of the Judgment?

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.34348 of 2015 ORDER:

The petitioner was appointed as a fair price shop dealer of shop No.11, Bommalaramaram Village and Mandal in Bhongir, Nalgonda District. The authorisation of the petitioner is valid up to 31.03.2016. The shop of the petitioner was inspected on 21.08.2014 and some variation in the stock was noticed. In respect of the same, 6A proceedings were initiated and they are pending. On the ground that 6A proceedings are pending, the authorisation of the petitioner was suspended by the fourth respondent by proceedings in September, 2014. The petitioner submitted an explanation on 14.10.2014 to the fourth respondent. Challenging the suspension order, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition.

The fourth respondent did not issue any show cause notice and no proceedings were taken up by the fourth respondent. If the fourth respondent wants to take up the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, the fourth respondent has to issue a show cause notice, invite explanation and pass an order after conducting enquiry. The fourth respondent should have seen that pendency of 6A proceedings are different from disciplinary proceedings. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to take up the proceedings in accordance with law, if he wants to take up any disciplinary proceedings or otherwise restore the authorisation of the petitioner. If the fourth respondent wants to take up the disciplinary

proceedings, it is needless to state that those proceedings shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The miscellaneous petitions pending in this Writ Petition, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

________________________________ (A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J) 14.10.2015 vs