IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21540 of 2006 Between: N. Sarojamma … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur district & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21540 of 2006 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This writ petition is filed for a writ of Certiorari to quash order dated 09.10.2006 passed by respondent No.2, whereby he cancelled the authorization of the petitioner’s fair price shop in respect of Obulapuram Village, Pamidi Mandal, Anantapur District. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. Heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and perused the record. A reading of the impugned order shows that the authorization of the petitioner’s fair price shop was cancelled on the basis of show cause notice dated 19.07.2004. A perusal of the said show cause notice indicates that the same was issued by respondent No.2 in connection with the proposed suspension. Learned Assistant Government Pleader failed to show to the Court that respondent No.2 had issued any separate show cause notice against the proposed cancellation of authorization. I am therefore of the view that the order passed by respondent No.2 cancelling the authorization of the petitioner’s fair price shop without issuing a separate show cause notice suffers from violation of principles of natural justice and hence the same is set aside. This order does not preclude the respondents from initiating action afresh. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.27326 of 2006 and WVMP.No.666 of 2007 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.04.2008 ES