IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY MAY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.5948 of 2008 Between: N.Aruna Kumari … Petitioner And The Collector (CS), East Godavari District at Kakinada and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri N.Siva Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for civil supplies. This Court made the following: ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The authorization of the petitioner’s fair price shop was cancelled by respondent No.2, vide proceedings dated 11-3- 2008. The sole ground for assailing the said order is that before passing the same respondent No.2 has neither given a notice to the petitioner nor conducted any enquiry and, hence, the same is in violation of principles of natural justice. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.2, no specific averment is made that notice was served on the petitioner. He merely denied the allegation of the petitioner that no notice was given and no enquiry was held. Even a perusal of the impugned order does not show that after the purported enquiry of the Tahsildar, respondent No.2 has issued any notice to the petitioner and conducted an independent enquiry. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is allowed and impugned order dated 11-3-2008 is quashed. Liberty is given to respondent No.2 to hold fresh enquiry and pass order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and all others, who are interested in the matter. ----------------------------- ------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 1-5-2008 MNR