THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :23890 of 2009 DATED: 05-11-2009 Between: G.Nagabhushanam & 7 others. ..... PETITIONERS And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur District & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioners are the Fair Price shop dealers of Narpala and Kesepalle villages and the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar, Narpala by his proceedings, dated 02-11-2009, suspended their authorizations. Hence, they approached this Court and filed the present the Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 3. The order impugned is illegal for two reasons. The 2nd respondent-Tahsildar was referring to G.O.Ms.No.47, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) department, dated 06-10-2007, which is not in existence. The A.P.State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 order was amended and the A.P.Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 has come into existence according to which all the earlier Government Orders and Rules were repealed. No doubt, the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar has power to suspend an authorization for a period of ninety days only pending enquiry. He had not referred to the said provision of law. Further, the order impugned in this Writ Petition is bad for the reason that he has not specified the period or did he say that the said order is during the pendency of the enquiry by the disciplinary authority. 4. In the above circumstances, this Court has no hesitation to come to conclusion that the order, dated 02-11-2009, is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, the order, dated 02-11-2009, passed by the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar suspending the authorization of the petitioner is hereby set aside. However, this order does not preclude the competent authority from initiating necessary disciplinary proceedings against the petitioners herein, if they so choose. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 05th November, 2009. Note: Issue C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy