THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20096 of 2007 ORDER: Petitioner is an authorized fair price shop dealer for distribution of essential commodities to the cardholders of Gondipalli Village, Gooty Mandal, Anantapur District. In this Writ Petition, he has questioned the validity of order, dated 18.08.2007 passed in D.Dis.D1-CS/1295/2007, by which, his fair price shop authorization is suspended pending enquiry on certain allegations. From a perusal of the impugned order, it appears that based on the report sent by the third respondent - Tahsildar, Gooty stating that the petitioner has not displayed the Stock Board, has not produced the Sales and Stock Registers before the inspecting authority, has not produced the rice and kerosene oil coupons for June, 2007 and is not cooperating to conduct enquiry and thereby, he is running the fair price shop in contravention of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, suspended his fair price shop authorization pending enquiry into such allegations. On 24.09.2007, this Court while admitting the Writ Petition, passed interim order by suspending the impugned order with the direction to the respondents to allow the petitioner to run the fair price shop. The said interim order continued all along. When the matter is taken up today, it is represented by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents that on the allegations levelled against the petitioner, enquiry is not conducted and it is still pending. The allegations levelled against the petitioner appear to be technical in nature. In any event, when the enquiry into the same is pending, it is for the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is the primary authority, to conduct enquiry and to record findings thereon. In that view of the matter, taking note of the fact that the enquiry is pending with regard to the allegations levelled against the petitioner and further, the interim order passed by this Court continued all along, I deem it appropriate to direct the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, to complete the enquiry pursuant to the impugned order of suspension, by giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass appropriate final orders, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The interim order passed by this Court shall continue to operate till appropriate final orders are passed by such authority. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the directions referred to above. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 29th NOVEMBER, 2011. kvni