THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO. 12495 of 2011 DT.27.4.2011 Between: Smt P Laxmi … Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer Vijayawada and another … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Kowturu Vinaya Kumar Counsel for respondents: G.P. for Civil Supplies The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO. 12495 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and with their consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioner whose authorization to run a fair price shop has been suspended, has filed this writ petition challenging the said suspension order in Rc.No.A7/3104/2010 dated 23.10.2010 as illegal. The petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer in respect of shop No.17 of Poranki village, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna district. Based on a report dated 14.10.2010 of the Special Deputy Tahsildar (Public Distribution System), Penamaluru alleging that there was a shortage of 98 Kgs of rice in the stock and that the petitioner has made incorrect entries with regard to the stock of rice and without actually distributing it to the card holders, diverted the stock to black market, the first respondent by means of the impugned order has suspended the authorization of the petitioner temporarily, pending enquiry. The short grievance presented by the petitioner in this writ petition is that although action was initiated by suspending the license by virtue of impugned order dated 23.10.2010, the first respondent has not taken further steps in the matter, thereby keeping the authorization under suspension for a long time. The petitioner further contends that once enquiry is initiated, the disciplinary authority is under an obligation to complete the same within a reasonable time. Therefore, the petitioner seeks an appropriate direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry within a time frame. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submitted that he has no objection for granting the said relief. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to initiate and complete the enquiry initiated in pursuance of the report of the Special Deputy Tahsildar (Public Distribution System), Penamaluru dated 14.10.2010 expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No costs. _____________ NOUSHAD ALI,J DATE: 27.4.2011 tvk 34 THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO. 12495 of 2011 DT.27.4.2011