(1.) THE present special appeal, under Chapter VIII, Rule 5 of the Rules of the Court, has been filed against the judgment and order dated 26th November, 2008 passed by the learned single Judge in Writ Petition No. 20138 of 2008 (Sheet Gupta v. State of U.P. and others).
(2.) IT appears that the petitioner-appellant was having a licence for fair price shop in Gram Panchayat Lahilpar alias Ratanpura, Nyay Panchayat Pangara, Vikas Kshetra Deoria, Tehsil and District Deoria. The licence of the petitioner-appellant in respect of the fair price shop was suspended on 14th July, 2004; a copy of the said suspension order dated 14th July, 2004 has been filed as Annexure 1 to the aforesaid writ petition.
(3.) WE have heard Sri Manish Deo Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner-appellant and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents, and perused the record.