IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14211 of 2009 Between: Agganna Dharma Rao S/o Jagabandu Bellupatia(V) Mandasa(M) Srikakulam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar Mandasa Srikakulam District 2 Revenue Divsional Officer, Tekkali, Srikakulam District 3 N.Hymavathi Fair Price Shop Dealer Sriripuram,Mandasa(M) Srikakulam District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.MANIK PRABHU Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for Respondent No.3: ----- The Court made the following : ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner questioned Order, dated -06-2009, of respondent No.1, whereby respondent No.3 was kept in charge of Fair Price Shop of Bellupatia Village, Mandasa Mandal, Srikakulam District, of which the petitioner is the permanent dealer. A perusal of the impugned Order shows that the petitioner’s shop was inspected, commodities therefrom were seized and proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, were initiated. However, it is the case of the petitioner that no orders have been passed suspending his authorization in respect of the above-mentioned shop. Even the impugned order does not disclose that any such order has been passed. So long as the dealership of the petitioner is neither suspended nor cancelled, respondent No.1 has no jurisdiction or power to make incharge arrangements by denying the petitioner of his right of distributing the essential commodities by way of authorization. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed and Order, dated -06-2009, of respondent No.1 is set aside. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to continue the petitioner as Fair Price Shop dealer of the above-mentioned shop and allot the essential commodities to him for public distribution so long as his authorization remains in force. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 16th July, 2009 Note: Furnish CC in three days. (B/o) lur