THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.10703 of 2006 Dated: 12.06.2006 Between R.Suvarnamma …..Petitioner and 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur Revenue Division Anantapur District and another. ….Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.10703 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in passing orders vide Proceedings in R.C.D1-Cs/208/2006, dated 9.2.2006 suspending the petitioner’s fair price shop dealership during pendency of the enquiry as arbitrary and illegal. It is the case of the petitioner that on 9.2.2006 a show cause notice was issued to him enumerating various irregularities purported to have been committed by him. On the very same day, the impugned proceedings were issued suspending the authorization of the petitioner pending enquiry. Before passing the impugned order, no notice of any kind was issued to the petitioner. There is no necessity to go into all the details. It is suffice to notice that the petitioner was a fair price shop dealer, appointed on permanent basis. On the basis of certain irregularities and the report dated 6.2.2006 submitted by the Mandal Revenue Officer, on 9.2.2006 a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner and the impugned order suspending the authorization of the petitioner was also passed on the same day. The suspension contemplated in the impugned order is not a measure of punishment but only to facilitate a fair enquiry into the matter. Therefore, there is no necessity of issuing any notice before suspending the authorization pending further enquiry into the matter. No grounds are made out for interfering with such an order passed by the authority. The writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, the respondent- authorities are directed to complete the enquiry within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _________ 12.06.2006 rkk