THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.26181 of 2009 DATE:02.12.2009 Between: P. Meera bai ... Petitioner and The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sangareddy, Medak District and another ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.26181 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings No.B2/4924/2009 dated 12.11.2009 issued by the 1st respondent suspending her authorisation, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the pettioner is the fair price shop dealer of Kushnoor Village, Raikode Mandal, Medak District. On 10.11.2009 the Assistant Supply Officer, Sanga Reddy, inspected her fair price shop and submitted a report to the 1st respondent on 11.11.2009 alleging that she committed certain irregularities. Pursuant thereto, the 1st respondent suspended her authorisation, pending enquiry. The same is questioned in this writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the 1st respondent passed the order impugned in this writ petition without issuing any show cause notice. This aspect has already been dealt with in number of cases wherein this Court observed that when it is by way of an interim measure, no notice need be given and the said order can be passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned. When an order of suspension is passed as substantive punishment, then only an enquiry etc. are required. As the impugned order clearly speaks that it is pending enquiry, this Court is of the view that the 1st respondent is perfectly justified in passing the said order. 5. Further, against an order of this nature, the petitioner has an alternative and efficacious remedy of filing an appeal before the appellate authority. For this reason also, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 6. However, in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and as the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner will face the enquiry, the 1st respondent is hereby directed to complete the enquiry, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of four (4) weeks from today. In the event of his failure to complete the enquiry within the stipulated time, the authorisation of the petitioner shall be restored and the essential commodities shall be supplied to her fair price shop so as to enable her to distribute the same to the cardholders, pending enquiry. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 2nd December, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.26181 of 2009 (Disposed of) 2nd December, 2009 CBS