Smt.K.Krishna Priya v. State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary,
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Writ Petition No.4607 of 2015 Date: 26-02-2015 Between Smt. K.Krishna Priya ... Petitioner and State of A.P., Rep. by its Prl. Secretary;
Dept. of Civil Supplies, Secretariat Bldgs, Saifabad, Hyderabad;
and 6 others ... Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Writ Petition No.4607 of 2015 Order:
Heard Sri Sricharan Telaprolu, learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents 1 to 6.
2. This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the 4th respondent in issuing the impugned proceedings in Rc.No.4688/2014-B, dated 10-9-2014, suspending the authorisation of the petitioner to run shop No.24, Satuluru village, Nadendla Mandal, Guntur district without conducting any enquiry and without giving an opportunity of hearing the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary.
3. An order was passed on 10-9-2014 by the 4th respondent-RDO, Narsaraopet, suspending the authorisation of the petitioner on the allegation of committing certain irregularities. Subsequently, a show cause notice dated 25-9-2014 was issued to her for which the petitioner submitted a reply. So far, no enquiry has been conducted against the petitioner. The RDO after issuing the show cause notice and receiving the explanation has to conduct enquiry within 90 days.
4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to conduct enquiry, if any, proposed against the petitioner within a period of 8 (eight) weeks and pass final orders. If the final order is not passed with the aforementioned period, the suspension order dated 10-9-2014 passed by the 4th respondentRDO, Narsaraopet, relating to the authorisation of the fair price shop of the petitioner shall stand revoked. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. No costs. ___________________ R.KANTHA RAO, J.
26th February, 2015.
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