THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22327 of 2009 DATE:20.10.2009 Between: K. Marthamma ... Petitioner and The Collector (CS), Ongole, Prakasam District and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22327 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Rc.958/G/2009, dated 17.06.2009, suspending her authorisation as confirmed by the 1st respondent by proceedings in Rc.CS2/2001/2009, dated 21.07.2009, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, to set aside the said proceedings. 2. Briefly, the case of the petitioner is that she was appointed as a fair price shop dealer for Adusumalli village, Parchur Mandal, Prakasam District about 10 years ago and since then she has been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders without any complaint. On 13.06.2009, the Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Purchur Mandal - 3rd respondent inspected her shop and registered a case against her under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 on the ground of certain irregularities. Later, he submitted a report to the 2nd respondent, who in turn, issued a show cause notice dated 17.06.2009 calling upon her to show cause as to why her authorisation should not be cancelled and directed to submit explanation within seven days. On the even date, the 2nd respondent also suspended her authorisation. Questioning the same, she filed an appeal before the Collector (CS), Ongole, Prakasam District - 1st respondent along with a petiton seeking stay of the proceedings of the 2nd respondent. Subsequently, the 1st respondent without considering the grounds raised in the appeal, disposed of the appeal directing the 2nd respondent to finalise the disciplinary proceedings by affording reasonable opportunity to her and vacated the stay orders issued on 30.06.2009, by an order dated 21.07.2009. Being aggrieved by the same, she filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. Having considered the submissions made by both the learned counsel and as the disciplinary proceedings are very much pending with the 2nd respondent and the 1st respondent also directed the 2nd respondent to complete the disciplinary proceedings, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to complete the disciplinary proceedings. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to complete the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If he fails to do so, the authorisation of the petitioner shall be restored and the respondents shall supply the essential commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner so as to enable her to distribute the same to the cardholders. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 20th October, 2009 NOTE: Rurnish CC by two days. b/o CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22327 of 2009 20th October, 2009 NOTE: Rurnish CC by two days. b/o CBS