IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23099 of 2009 Between: T.Prasanna lakshmi ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, ongole and 3 others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23099 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of T.Agraharam village, N.G.Padu Mandal, Prakasam District and on 16-10-2009, his business premises was inspected by the 4th respondent-Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, N.G.Padu Mandal, Prakasam District, and during the course of inspection, he found that the petitioner is not maintaining the records properly and there is a shortage of 38 P.Oil packets. Hence, he has seized the available stocks and registers and sent a report to the 1st respondent-Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, Ongole. Pursuant to the report given by the 4th respondent, the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District, suspended the authorization of the petitioner vide proceedings, dated 23-10-2009. Against the said order, the petitioner approached the 1st respondent-Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, Ongole, and filed an appeal along with an application seeking suspension of orders and thereafter, no orders have been passed. Hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. As the authorization of the petitioner is suspended pending enquiry, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with certain directions to the respondents. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District, to complete the enquiry, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, if the enquiry is not completed as specified above, the 2nd respondent shall restore the authorization of the petitioner enabling him to supply the essential commodities to the card holders pending said enquiry. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J October 28, 2009 Note: Issue C.C. in two days B/o. kvr