ARIF KHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present petition has been filed with the following prayers:

(2.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record.

(3.) Petitioner was a fair price shop's licence holder in Gram Panchayat Karniya, Vikas Khand Risiya, Tahsil Nanpara, District Bahraich. An inspection of his fair price shop was made by a Supply Clerk, Nanpara, Bahraich and certain irregularities were found. On the basis of said irregularities, the fair price shop of the petitioner was suspended vide order of Sub-Divisional Magistrate concerned dated 24.05.2012 and an opportunity of submitting his reply was given to the petitioner.Petitioner had submitted his reply dated 19.06.2012 and after considering his reply, his licence of fair price shop was cancelled vide order dated 007.2017. Aggrieved by the said order, petitioner had filed a statutory appeal before the Additional Commissioner (Administration) Devi Patan Mandal, Gonda under Section 28(3) of Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities Distribution Order, 2004, which was dismissed vide order dated 09.06.2014, hence this petition.