THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.9743 OF 2002 DATED: 22-04-2008 BETWEEN D. Rajeswari. …PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer and two others. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner questions the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kurnool in Rc.B.No.690/2002 dated 02.05.2002 in canceling her fair price shop authorization in respect of Brahmanapalli Village on the ground that she has diverted the Food For Work rice into black market. 2. A perusal of the impugned order goes to show that no notice was issued to the petitioner giving reasonable opportunity before canceling her authorization. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents also does not dispute the said contention and no counter is forthcoming. As the impugned order is in violation of principles of natural justice, the question of availing alternative remedy, though an appeal is said to have been filed, does not arise. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned order is set aside keeping it open to the respondents to take appropriate action by giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner by following the principles of natural justice. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 22, 2008 DSK