THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.21455 and 24919 of 2009 DATE:18.11.2009 Between: Gonugunta Madhava Rao ... Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.21455 and 24919 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: Since the parties in both the writ petitions are one and the same, they are disposed of by this common order. 2. Briefly, the case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a dealer in respect of fair shop of Vellaturivaripalem Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District, on 31.01.2004, and since then he has been supplying the essential commodities to the cardholders without any complaint. While so, on 03.10.2009 the Tahsildar, Kondapuram Mandal - 3rd respondent came to his fair price shop and took away the keys of the shop without inspecting the shop and without verifying the relevant records. Questioning the same, he filed W.P.No.21455 of 2009 before this Court, and on 08.10.2009, while ordering notice before admission, this Court granted an interim order directing respondents 1 to 3 to permit him to distribute the commodities to the cardholders. Inspite of the same, respondents 1 to 3 did not permit him to supply the commodities to the cardholders. On the other hand, in order to avoid implementation of the aforesaid interim order, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali Revenue Division - 2nd respondent has issued a show cause notice No.Rc.B.2720/2009 dated 05.10.2009 calling upon him to to show cause within 15 days, as to why his authorisation should not be suspended, and on the same day, he also suspended his authorisation, on the ground that he committed certain irregularities in distributing the commodities to the cardholders. Being aggrieved by the same, he filed W.P.No.24919 of 2009. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that only in order to avoid implementation of the interim orders dated 08.10.2009 in W.P.No.21455 of 2009, the 2nd respondent passed the order of suspension and issued the show cause notice ante-dating them as 05.10.2009, and in fact, the petitioner was served with the order of suspension and the show cause notice, only on 03.11.2009, along with a copy of counter in the said writ petition. 5. It may not be necessary for this Court to go into the above aspects. Now, as the petitioner is aware of the fact that his authorisation was suspended and a show cause notice was issued by the 2nd respondent calling upon his explanation, the petitioner is hereby directed to offer his explanation to the 2nd respondent within a period of two (2) weeks from today, and on such explanation, the 2nd respondent is directed to pass appropirate orders within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter, after affording an opportunity to the petitioner as well as the unofficial respondents in W.P.No.21455 of 2009. If for any reason, the 2nd respondent fails to pass orders, the authorisation of the petitioner shall be restored and the essential commodities shall be supplied to his fair price shop so that he can distribute the same to the cardholders. 6. Accordingly, both the writ petitions are disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 18th November, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.21455 and 24919 of 2009 (Disposed of) 18th November, 2009 CBS