THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WP NO.24086 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed to declare the proceedings dated 18.10.2008 in ROC.No.K/2065/08 of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati suspending the authorization of fair price shop No.19 of Tirupati Town and Urban Mandal of which the petitioner is the licence holder as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is an authorized fair price shop dealer of Tirupati Urban Mandal. On 13.10.2008, the Civil Supplies Tahsilder, Thottambedu along with Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsilder, Pakala inspected the shop and on enquiry, the card holders reported to Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsilder that they were receiving the essential commodities from C.Sundra Rama Reddy, the father of the petitioner. It appears that the said Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsilder conducted confidential enquiry and asserted that the petitioner has left the town and settled in Chennai and her father is running the shop. Based on the report of the said Officer, the 1st respondent herein suspended the authorization under the orders impugned in the writ petition. The matter has come today at the interlocutory stage. On the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is being disposed of at this stage itself. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the authorization has been suspended as a matter of substantive punishment but not as suspension pending enquiry. The 1st respondent does not appear to have issued any notice to the petitioner and conducted any independent enquiry before passing the impugned order. From the counter, it appears that subsequent to filing of the writ petition a show cause notice has been issued to the petitioner vide notice ROC.K/2065/08, dated 18.10.2008 and the enquiry is still pending and that the petitioner has not yet submitted the explanation. In the circumstances, I am of the view that the impugned order should be construed as an order suspending the licence pending enquiry. Since the show cause notice has already been issued, the petitioner is permitted to file an explanation to the said show cause notice within a period of two weeks from today. Further, the 1st respondent is directed to complete the enquiry as early as possible, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This Court while admitting the writ petition by orders dated 5.11.2008 in WPMP No.31391 of 2008 ordered suspension of the impugned order. Having regard to the same, the said order shall continue till the disposal of the enquiry as directed above. The Writ petition is disposed of as above. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ NOUSHAD ALI,J rkk Dated: 29-10-2010