HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19940 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner is a Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No.28 of Sowpadu Village, Vaticherukur Mandal, Guntur District. In this writ petition, he has questioned seizure of the stock of rice allotted to his shop. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that without conducting any enquiry and passing any orders, stock was seized from his fair price shop and handed over to one Smt. Nagendramma, who is a Fair Price Shop Dealer of adjoining village. 3. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that petitioner is involved in a criminal case in Crime No.105 of 2009 for the offence under Section 324 IPC, as such, he left the village along with his family members and not undertaking distribution of essential commodities to the cardholders. It is also stated that the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur, who is the competent authority under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2008, has suspended authorization of the petitioner by proceedings dated 08-08-2010 in Rc.No.1838/2010-G. 4. Thus, it is clear that when the petitioner has left the village without any notice and not undertaking distribution of the commodities, his authorization for distributing the commodities was suspended and stock was seized from his shop and handed over to a neighbouring dealer. 5. In view of the above, I do not find any illegality in seizing the stock from the petitioner’s shop as the stocks, which are being supplied by the Government to the poorer sections of the society, were to be distributed to the needy cardholders for consumption. 6. It is also stated by the respondents that authorization of the petitioner’s fair price shop is also suspended by the Revenue Divisional Officer vide proceedings in Rc.No.1838/2010-G dated 08- 08-2010. 7. If the petitioner is aggrieved of the suspension order, it is open for him to question such order, but I do not find any illegality in seizing the stock from the petitioner’s shop and handing over the same to a neighbouring dealer for distribution of the commodities. 8. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J August 27, 2010. PV