HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.29068 of 2009 Date : 23.12.2011 Between : M. Krishna Murthy. …..Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Khammam & another. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.29068 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner is a kerosene hawker for shop No.3 of Wyra village and Mandal in Khammam District. On the allegation that he has indulged in diversion of 193 litres of kerosene to black-market, his authorization is cancelled by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, by impugned order, dated 29.10.2009. Mainly, the order of the Tahsildar, dated 29.10.2009 is questioned on the ground that he is not the competent authority to cancel the authorization. When the matter is taken up, it is fairly submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents that the Tahsildar is not competent to cancel the hawker license granted to the petitioner and that the Joint Collector is the authority to pass the order of cancellation. In view of the above submissions, without going into merits on the allegations made by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to set aside the impugned order on the ground that the Tahsildar is not competent to pass an order cancelling the licence/authorization granted to the petitioner. For the aforesaid reasons, the impugned order, dated 29.10.2009, passed by the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar in Proceedings Rc.A/5735/09, is set aside. However, it is open to the competent authority to take steps in accordance with law, on the allegations levelled against the petitioner. The writ petition is allowed subject to the above observations. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 23rd December 2011 ajr