IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 3679 of 2004 BETWEEN: K. Rama Devi W/o. K. Madhusudhan Reddy, R/o. Mahamood Patnam [v], Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, [Civil Supplies] Warangal district. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahaboobabad, Warangal district. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the issuance of impugned proceedings No.C/1431/03 dated 17.10.2003 of the second respondent and declare the same as arbitrary and illegal and quash the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SATYAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner questions the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahaboobabad dated 17.10.2003 in suspending the authorization of his fair price shop dealership. 2. Petitioner submits that he was appointed as fair price shop dealer of Mahamoodpatnam Village of Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District in the year 1999 and since then he has been continuing as a fair price shop dealer without any complaints whatsoever. While so, on a report said to have been submitted by the Mandal Revenue Officer dated 13.10.2003 without issuing any notice and without giving any opportunity his dealership has been suspended on the ground that he has not distributed the PDS rice to Sri Kasoju Abbaiah and Sri Kasoju Venkata Chary. As this Court on 19.03.2004 suspended the impugned suspension order and as no counter is forthcoming, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Revenue Divisional Officer to complete the enquiry, if not already completed, giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner and take appropriate final action. Till the show cause notice is issued framing charges, enquiry is completed and final action is action, the interim order granted by this Court shall continue. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 19, 2008 DSK