'^ HIQH COURTOF JUDICATURE GHHAmSGARH iBILASPim SINGLE BENGH: HON'BLE SHRI S.R. NAYAK, CJ. WRIT PETITION (C) N0.5461 OFZOOe. PETITIQNER Vs. RESPONDENTS 1. 2. 3. Sonashi h4ahte Swa^ataiya Samooh, (a socielty duly registered under tti»: relevant provisions of G.G. Sw^w/sta Sahtorita Adhinlyam, 1960), runnir^i a fair price shop at 2®kota, Raipur. thKMjgh Bs President-Smt. Surekha Talmate; wife of Shri Moolchand Talmate, aged about 28 years, resident of Kota, Raipur. State of Chhatti^arh, through Secretary, Department of Civit & Food Supplies, D.K.S. Bhawan, Ralpur. The Coltector, Food SeeBon, Dlstrict Raipur. The Food Gontroller, Rafpur. Present: Shri Dfnesh Thwari, leamed counsel for the peUUonar. Shri Utlcarsh Vema, leamed Dy. GA rrepOHctonts. ORALOKDER (Passed bn 7BI November, 200% The authoriration granted to the petUtoner-seciety to mn a fair price shop has been suspended pending enquiiy and proceedii^s are pending before the Collector, the second respondent herein. The complaWt In ttris writ petltion fe that though considerable time lapsed since Inlfiation of ttie proceedlngs by the second respondent, the second respondent has n<rt completed the enquiry and passed appropriate order. It was poftitBd out that in response to the show-cause notice issued l^ the thlrd respondent, the petitloner submittsd Hs statement of objecUons on 18.07.2006. (2) The power of the second respondent to suspend the authorization pending enquiry againstttie all^ed malpracUcss on the part -cS" of the petlttoner-society in running the felr price shop cannot be questioned. Nevertheless, it is expeclal of the second respondent to pass appropriate orders in the enquiry iniUated wtthout much l<»sof dme. In that view of the mator, 1 thlnkthat the ends ofjustice would be meA by directing the second respondent to consider the objecttons flted by the petitioner and pass appropriate order taklng toto account all the releuait facts and circumstances of the case wtthin a tlnwframe, and such a course would meet the ends of justtee. In that view of ttie mattar, 1 dlspose of ttie writ petition direcUng ttie second rospondent to pass appropriate order in the enquiry irdUated by him, if nol atreacfy done, wKhin a period of one month from the date of recelpt of a ccyy eS thte onter. No costs. Sd/- Chief Justice