WP(C) 1655/2011 BEFORE HON\BLE MR JUSTICE H BARUAH Heard Mr.J Ahmed, learned counsel for the writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. Talukd ar, learned Additional Government Advocate who accepts notices on behalf of all the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage. The petitioner herein is a licensee for selling of kerosene oil under licence No . BSM.4/2007/157, dated 20.11.2007 issued under the Assam Public Distribution of Articles Order, 1982. The petitioner being a hawker under the licence as indica ted above was dealing with the business of selling kerosene oil since the day of issuance of the license till 15.07.2010, on which date on sudden inspection by the Area Inspector of FCS & CA, Bilasipara, the petitioner was found distributin g his allotted oil through a defective weighment pot and selling the kerosene oi l to the customers. Consequently, the Area Inspector, FCS & CA, Bilasipara submi tted a report to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bilasipara and after issuance of th e show cause notice and reply there to, cancelled the licence issued in favour o f the petitioner. Such licence was cancelled on account of violation of clauses 14, 23 and 26 of the Assam Public Distribution of Articles Order, 1982. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that despite submissio n of the show cause notice reply, no proceeding started for cancellation of the licence and the petitioner was never heard or he was not been given any opportu nity of being heard before cancellation of the licence. It is further submitted by Mr. J Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner that the impugned order has b een passed in violation of the principles of natural justice. Having gone through the entire facts, it appears to this Court that at no point of time, the petitioner was given any opportunity of being heard to project his case in respect of the cancellation of the licence and being that position, it a ppears to this court that the respondent authority violated the principles of na tural justice and illegally cancelled the licence issued in favour of the petiti oner. It is submitted by Mr. Talukdar, learned Addl.Govt. Advocate that the cancellati on order was passed on the basis of show cause notice issued and the reply there to filed by the petitioner and therefore, no illegality has been committed by t he respondent authority in cancelling the license issued in favour of the petiti oner. This court on perusal of the entire facts and documents annexed thereto, no wher e finds that such a proceeding was ever started by the respondent authority for the purpose of cancellation of the license issued in favour of the petitioner. W ithout drawing a proceeding and giving an opportunity of being heard to the peti tioner, the impugned order passed by the respondents appears to be illegal. Ther efore, this court finds sufficient grounds to interfere with the impugned order passed by the respondents. Accordingly, taking note of the facts and submissions advances by the learned co unsel of both the parties, the impugned order dated 23.08.2010 is set aside and quashed. Respondent authority is, however, given liberty to proceed with the allegations brought in against the petitioner, if so advised. With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.