THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22710 of 2009 DATE:28.10.2009 Between: G. Venu Babu ... Petitioner and The Collector (CS Wing), Ongole, Prakasam District and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22710 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in G/1910/2009 dated 13.10.2009 suspending his authorisation in respect of fair price shop of Sudivaripalem village, Inkolu Mandal, Prakasam District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he was appointed as fair price shop dealer of Sudivaripalem village, Inkillu Mandal, Prakasam District by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District - 2nd respondent by proceedings dated 21.04.2003 and since then he has been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders without any complaint. While so, on 08.10.2009 the Tahsildar, Inkollu Mandal - 3rd respondent and the Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Parchur, Prakasam District - 4th respondent inspected his fair price shop and submitted a report to the 2nd respondent on 10.10.2009 alleging certain irregularities. Basing on that report, the 2nd respondent issued a show cause notice dated 13.10.2009 calling upon him to show cause as to why his authrisation should not be cancelled and submit explanation within seven days and on the even date he also suspended his authorisation pending enquiry. Questioning the same, he filed an appeal before the Collector (CS Wing), Prakasam District - 1st respondent along with a petition seeking stay of the said order. But, the 1st respondent has not passed any order so far. Being aggrieved by the same, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has offered his explanation on 16.10.2009 to the show cause notice dated 13.10.2009 issued by the 2nd respondent, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to complete the enquiry, at the earliest. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to complete the enquiry within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the event of his failure to comply with the above direction, the authorisation of the petitioner shall be restored and the essential commodities shall be supplied to his fair price shop enabling him to distribute the same to the cardholders, during pendency of the enquiry. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 28th October, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.22710 of 2009 (Disposed of) 28th October, 2009 CBS