HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 13 of 2006 (M/S) Vikram Singh … Petitioner .. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others … Respondents Mr. M.S. Tyagi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/respondents. 14th December, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Sri M.S. Tyagi, Advocate for the petitioner as well as Sri K.P. Upadhyay, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer who has license from the Government to supply ration/foodgrains to those, inter alia, who live below the poverty line. The allegation against the petitioner was that he has not given foodgrains to just those who are below the poverty line but to other persons as well who were not entitled for the same. The petitioner’s license for fair price shop was consequently suspended vide order dated 9.6.2005 of the District Supply Officer, Haridwar. The petitioner filed an appeal before the Commissioner which has been dismissed vide impugned order dated 30.11.2005 (annexure no. 7 to the writ petition). Vide order dated 12.1.2006 the order of the District Supply Officer as well as the order of the appellate authority have been stayed by this Court. The petitioner is presently continuing to distribute foodgrains at his fair price shop. Although the license was suspended by order dated 9.6.2005 and consequently appeal was dismissed on 30.11.2005, the enquiry against the petitioner has not been 2 concluded. whether the petitioner has actually committed anomalies or such act for which his license is liable to be cancelled can only be determined by way of enquiry and, therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions : Respondent no. 3 i.e. the District Supply Officer, Haridwar shall complete enquiry against the petitioner within a period of three months from today and consequently in case he comes to the conclusion that there are anomalies committed by the petitioner which are of the nature for which petitioner’s license for running a fair price shop can be cancelled, subsequent orders be passed. However, since the petitioner is presently continuing to distribute foodgrains at his fair price shop, till such a decision reached by the authorities, the petitioner shall continue to run his fair price shop. With these directions, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Copy of this order be given free of charge to the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel Sri K.P. Upadhyay, who shall apprise the concerned authority i.e. the District Supply Officer, Haridwar of the same. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 14.12.2009 Avneet