RAJESH KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter-alia, praying for quashing the order dated 20. 01. 2006 (Annexure No. 15 to the Writ Petition) passed by the Assistant Commissioner (Food), Varanasi Division, Varanasi (Respondent No. 2.) in Appeal No. 220 of 2005, and the order dated 06. 06. 2005 (Annexure No. 13 to the Writ Petition), passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer/deputy Collector, Tehsil Mariyahu, District Jaunpur (Respondent No. 3 ).

(2.) IT appears that the petitioner was licensee of the Fair Price Shop in question. A show-cause notice/charge-sheet dated 20th December, 2004 (Annexure No. 1 to the Writ Petition) was issued to the petitioner levelling the following four charges:

(3.) IT appears that the petitioner did not submit any explanation in response to the said show-cause notice/charge-sheet. There-upon, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Mariyahu, Jaunpur (Respondent No. 3) by the order dated 14. 02. 2005 directed for forfeiture of the security deposited by the petitioner, and cancelled the license of the petitioner in respect of the Fair Price Shop in question. Copy of the said order dated 14. 02. 2005 has been filed as Annexure No. 4 to the Writ Petition.