THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.22851 OF 2006 DATED:27-9-2011 Between: M/s. Thirumala Bharat Gas Agency Office: 12-166, Main Road, Thorrur Warangal District, Proprietary concern Rep. by its Proprietor Smt. K. Anitha … Petitioner And The Joint Collector Warangal District, Warangal and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.22851 OF 2006 ORDER: The petitioner, an agent of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for supply of Liquid Petroleum Gas, is a licensee under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980 (for short, ‘the Control Order’). The writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings of the first respondent in File No.F3/279/2006 dt.18.10.2006 in suspending the licence of the petitioner. On the ground that the petitioner has not maintained the stock register and refill order register properly and failed to produce the record of delivery of refills received by it on 15.10.2006 and also on an allegation that it is delivering the refills at godown point instead of door delivery, the first respondent - Joint Collector, Warangal, in exercise of power under Clause 28(2) of the Control Order, suspended the licence of the petitioner pending action under Sub-Clause (1) of Clause 28 of the Control Order. At the stage of admission, this Court has granted interim order of suspension on 2.11.2006 and the same is continued all along. No counter affidavit is filed by the respondents. I have perused the allegations made against the petitioner. They appear to be procedural irregularities while maintaining the registers. In any event, it is to be noticed that the impugned order passed is in the nature of interim suspension pending final order under Clause 28(1) of the Control Order. Taking into account the nature of the allegations made against the petitioner, and as the impugned order was suspended as early as on 2.11.2006 and since then it is in force, I deed it appropriate to direct the first respondent - Joint Collector, Warangal, to complete the enquiry, if not already completed as on today, on the allegations made against the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and pass appropriate order in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The impugned order of the first respondent - Joint Collector in File No.F3/279/2006, dt.18.10.2006, shall remain suspended till appropriate final order is passed by the competent authority. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 27.9.2011 bnr