vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3045 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.3045 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.3045 OF 2009 Bhagwatiben D. Prajapati ... Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr.Hitesh Vyas i/b M.V. Aiya for Petitioner Mr.R.M. Patne, AGP, for Respondent State CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: APRIL 23, 2009 APRIL 23, 2009 APRIL 23, 2009 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The Petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the respondent suspending her licence to run a fair price shop. On 18.2.2009 officers from the Crime squad of the respondents visited the ration shop run by the Petitioner and directed the Petitioner to close the shop pursuant to an order dated 5.3.2009. The records pertaining to the petitioner’s shop have been seized by the officers of the Respondent. Thereafter a show-cause notice was issued to the Petitioner on 19.3.2009 which was received on 28.3.2009 alleging that the Petitioner was liable to have her licence cancelled in view of the fact that the shop was being run by somebody, other than the petitioner, on the basis of the licence issued to the Petitioner. 2. It is obvious from the record that the : 2 : respondents have acted in haste by closing down the fair price shop of the petitioner without issuing a show-cause notice or affording her a hearing in the matter. When the source of the Petitioner’s livelihood is to be suspended or stopped, the least that would be expected from the Respondents is that they should hear the Petitioner before passing such an extreme order. Accordingly, the order impugned in the petition dated 5.3.2009 is set aside. However, this will not reflect on the proceedings pending pursuant to the show-cause notice received by the Petitioner on 28.3.2009. 3. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly.