HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20523 of 2010 Dated: 18.08.2010 Between: Sri B.Rajaiah. …..Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Manthani, Karimnagar District & another. …..Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20523 of 2010 ORDER : The petitioner is an authorized fair price shop dealer for distribution of essential commodities in Jallaram village of Kamapur Mandal in Karimnagar District. The grant of authorization and disciplinary proceedings are covered by the A.P. Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008, framed under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. By impugned order, the authorization of petitioner is suspended on the ground that he has drawn the stocks and stored in an unauthorized premises and he has also not entered the said stocks in stock registers. There is also an allegation that the petitioner has not displayed the particulars of stocks, on the notice board. On the aforesaid ground, the authorization of petitioner is suspended, pending inquiry. In this writ petition, it is contended by the learned counsel for petitioner that as there was leakage of water in the petitioner’s house due to heavy rains, he stored the stocks in the adjoining house. It is submitted that there are no discrepancies when the book balances are compared with the ground stocks, but without proper verification, the stocks were seized. With regard to the allegations made in the impugned order, the same is a matter for inquiry by the authorities. As much as the impugned order is one of suspension pending inquiry, I do not find any merit in this writ petition so as to interfere with the same, at this stage. As much as it is stated that the petitioner also filed a representation subsequent to the impugned order of suspension, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the inquiry within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be a further direction to the 1st respondent not to fill up the vacancy of the petitioner’s shop on permanent basis, but it is open for the respondents to give temporary charge to any other person, for distribution of essential commodities, till the completion of inquiry. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 18th August 2010. ajr