DHARMENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Jyotish Awasthi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Pankaj Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) AS requested and agreed by learned counsel for the parties since pleadings are complete, I proceed to decide the matter finally at this stage under the Rules of the Court.

(3.) THE petitioner, Dharmendra Singh, was appointed a Fair Price Dealer to cater cardholders residing in Village Nagla Shukla, Block Mahewa, Tehsil Bharthana, District Etawah. On 08.01.2011, a Supply Inspector made inspection/enquiry and found several irregularities in petitioner's shop, namely, found closed, no display of various informations, non distribution of essential commodities in a regular manner to cardholders, charging excess price, and, instead of 4 litres of kerosene oil to per cardholders distributed only 3 litres thereof, and thereby selling remaining quantity in black market, violating provisions of U.P. Scheduled Commodities (Distribution) Order, 2004.