MADAN LAL KHATIK Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY way of this writ petition, filed only on 23.03.2009, the petitioner seeks restoration of his authorisation as fair price shopkeeper that was cancelled as back as on 27.09.2005.

(2.) FROM the averments taken in the petition and the documents annexed thereto it appears that the petitioner, who had been granted authorisation as fair price shopkeeper at Gadarmala, District Bhilwara under the Rajasthan Food Grains and other Essential Articles (Regulation of Distribution) Order, 1976 ['the Order of 1976'], was served with a show cause notice dt. 06.08.2005 [Annex.1] by the District Supply Officer, Bhilwara ['the DSO'] pointing out that in the inspection carried out on 11.08.2004, several irregularities were found including the following: ...[VERNACULAR TEXT OMITTED]...

(3.) IT appears that the District Supply Officer, Bhilwara proceeded to order cancellation of the authorisation of the petitioner by the decision as rendered in Case No. 148/2005 on 27.09.2005. The petitioner has placed with this petition as Annexure -3 the consequential order issued on 27.09.2005 whereby the DSO informed all the concerned about cancellation of authorisation of the petitioner by the decision rendered in case No. 148/2005 but, for the reasons best known to him, the petitioner has not produced on record the principal order passed on 27.09.2005.