THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1595 of 2007 Date: 03.04.2008 Between: B.Padma Singh … Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri V.H.V.R.R.Swamy Counsel for the respondent : A.G.P. for Civil Supplies HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1595 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of certiorari to quash order dated 18.12.2006 passed by the respondent, whereby the fair price shop authorization of the petitioner was suspended under Clause 3(4) and Clause-4 of A.P.State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001 pending further enquiry. Heard Sri V.H.V.R.R.Swamy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the petitioner applied for leave for a period of two months from January, 2006 on the ground of ill-health and financial problems and did not report to resume duties up to July, 2006 and only in the month of August, 2006 he applied for grant of permission to run the fair price shop. It is further stated that the petitioner failed to follow the procedure prescribed under Clause 3(3) of the annexure to the Control Order. For the said reasons, the fair price shop authorization of the petitioner has been suspended pending enquiry. Though this Court admitted the writ petition on 1.2.2007, no interim order has been granted and admittedly the petitioner is not functioning as fair price shop dealer as on today in view of the order of suspension passed by the respondent. Since, the said order was passed pending enquiry by the competent authority, I am not inclined to examine the validity or otherwise of the merits of the order impugned. Instead, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the direction to the respondent to conduct and conclude the enquiry contemplated against the petitioner within the period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.2028 of 2007 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:03.04.2008 mdaa