THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23477 of 2009 Date: 02.11.2009 Between: Mudunuri Subbayyamma Rajahmundry, East Godavari District .... PETITIONER AND State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District and another. ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: The Deputy Tahasildar, Civil Supplies, Rajahmundry inspected the Fair Price Shop of the petitioner on 10.09.2009 and on the basis of certain variations in the stock position, he reported the matter to the Revenue Divisional Officer, who by his order, dated 23.09.2009 suspended the authorisation of the petitioner pending enquiry. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Sri N.Siva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner tried to contend before this Court that the said variations are very minor and therefore, the respondent authority ought not to have taken the step of suspending the authorisation of the petitioner. He further has drawn attention of this Court to the mediators report and tried to submit that even the cardholders have stated that the petitioner is distributing the schedule commodities in accordance with the Control Order, but there is a delay in distribution of the same. In the circumstances, this Court is of the view that against the order of this nature, the petitioner is having an alternative remedy of appeal before the lower appellate authority. In fact this writ petition is liable to be dismissed for the said reason, however, as the petitioner agreed to face the enquiry, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Revenue Divisional Officer to complete the enquiry at the earliest, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. For any reason, if the enquiry is not completed within the said period of four weeks, the authorisation shall be restored and the petitioner shall be permitted to distribute the schedule commodities to the cardholders, during the pendency of the said enquiry. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J Date: 02.11.2009 Note: Issue C.C in three days B/o. va