IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16275 of 2008 Between: Bomma Nageswar Rao S/o.Buchalu R/o. H.No.7-4-12, Medara Bazar, Khammam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. 2 The Tahsildar, Khammam Urban (M), Khammam District. 3 The Dy. Tahsildar (CS), Khammam Urban (M), Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ or direction preferably writ of Mandamus declaring the order issued by 1st respondent in Proc Rc.No.C2/1940/08 dt. 21.7.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same, and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16275 of 2008 ORDER: The impugned order of the 1st respondent dated 21.7.2008, is one suspending pending departmental action, the authorization of the petitioner for the fair price shop No.03047 in Khammam Municipality, Urban Mandal. The suspension has been ordered on several irregularities stated to have been committed by the petitioner in the running of the fair price shop as specified in the impugned order. The singular ground on which the petitioner challenges the order of suspension is that it is not preceded by a notice or opportunity to him. There is no statutory rule or an administrative practice or a general principle of law, which requires that a show cause notice and opportunity should precede an order of suspension pending enquiry of authorization. The writ petition is thus misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 28th July, 2008 pnb