HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17379 of 2008 Date : 30.08.2011 Between : Bahadoor Ali. …..Petitioner And The Collector (Civil Supplies), Medak & another. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17379 of 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is filed, questioning the order, dated 1st of August 2008, passed in Proceedings No.CSA/480/2008 by the 1st respondent-Collector (Civil Supplies), Medak at Sangareddy. The petitioner is the wholesale kerosene dealer in Siddipet of Medak District. On the ground that the petitioner/dealer has supplied less quantity of kerosene oil to fair price shop numbers I and III of Marpadaga village, disciplinary proceedings were initiated and a show cause notice was issued to him to explain as to why his authorization shall not be suspended. The petitioner has submitted his explanation to the said show cause notice. After filing of explanation by the petitioner, the impugned order is passed, suspending the petitioner’s authorization for a period of six months i.e. up to 31.01.2009, alleging that he has violated the provisions under Clause 3 of the A.P. Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980. At the stage of admission, this Court, by recording a finding that no reason is recorded in the impugned order on the explanation submitted by the petitioner, suspended the impugned order on 11.08.2008 and the said order continued all along. Though the writ petition is of 2008, no counter affidavit is filed by the respondents. I have perused the copy of the impugned order dated 1st of August 2008, passed in Proceedings No.CSA/480/2008. A perusal of the said order shows that it refers to the allegation levelled against the petitioner and the explanation offered by him to the show cause notice, but not even a single reason is recorded to suspend the authorization of petitioner for a period of six months. The suspension order is passed as a measure of penalty after inquiry, but, unless reasons are recorded, it is not permissible for the Collector, Civil Supplies, to pass an order of suspension for any period. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that the proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 against the petitioner, are dropped by the Collector (Civil Supplies), Medak, by order, dated 23.10.2010, issued in Proceedings No.CSA/480/2008-1. In that view of the matter, the impugned order is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and the order, dated 01.08.2008, passed by the 1st respondent-Collector (Civil Supplies), Medak, is hereby quashed. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 30th August 2011 ajr