THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6505 of 2011 Dated 07th April, 2011 Between: Seethalaxmi Dal Mill …Petitioner And District Supply Officer and Licencing Authority, Guntur and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Vedula Srinivas Counsel for respondent: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a certiorari to quash proceedings in Rc.No.1774/2008-S6, dated 03.03.2011, of respondent No.1, whereby he has suspended the petitioner’s licence, pending enquiry. This Court by order, dated 15.03.2011, passed the following order: “Prima facie, the impugned order suspending the petitioner’s dal mill licence in purported exercise of Clause 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Distribution) Control Order, 2008 (for short ‘Control Order’), even while proceedings in pursuance of the show-cause notice and also proceedings under Section 6- A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 are pending appears to be hasty and arbitrary. Therefore, I find the elements of balance of convenience and irreparable injury in favour of the petitioner. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 03.03.2011 of respondent No.1 is suspended pending further orders. This order, however, does not prevent respondent No.1 from passing a final order after following the procedure prescribed under Clause 7 of the Control Order in pursuance of the show-cause notice.” At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies fairly conceded that when the enquiry was pending, respondent No.1 ought not to have suspended the petitioner’s licence, which will have far reaching consequences. Inasmuch as the impugned order has already been suspended by this Court and the enquiry before respondent No.1 is pending, the writ petition is allowed. Respondent No.1 is given liberty to complete the enquiry and pass a final order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.8105 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 07th April, 2011 VGB