THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.5899 of 2010 Dated:15.03.2010 Between: M.Krishnaveni. ...Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Ananthapur, And others. ...Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.5899 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is the dealer of Fair Price Shop (FPS) of Dimmagudi Village of Peddavaduguru Mandal in Ananthapur District. By an order dated 13.10.2009 the second respondent – competent authority, cancelled the authorization of the petitioner. The authorization was preceded by an enquiry into as many as six charges mainly dealing that there were defaults and failures in distributing essential commodities on the part of the petitioner. Be that as it is, aggrieved by the cancellation, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Clause 20 of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 (Control Order), before the competent authority, inter alia, on the ground that the Revenue Divisional Officer failed to give personal hearing and passed orders even though he was not in the office on that day. The Joint Collector considered the matter and by impugned order dated 26.02.2010 dismissed the appeal, aggrieved by which the present Writ Petition is filed. Indisputably against the order of the Joint Collector a revision lies to the District Collector under Clause 21 of the Control Order. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that in the absence of personal hearing there is violation of the Control Order, and when the order was passed, the Revenue Divisional Officer was attending to a flood relief meeting, and therefore, the order itself is vitiated. According to the learned Counsel the availability of alternative remedy is not a bar in the factual background of the case. This Court is not inclined to countenance the submission. The contentions raised before this Court as noticed hereinabove can as well be raised before the District Collector. If the District Collector comes to the conclusion that on that day when the Revenue Divisional Officer was attending to a flood relief meeting he may pass appropriate orders for remanding the order to the original authority. The Writ Petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order a to costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 15.03.2010 Note: Issue C.C in three days. B/o. vs