A perusal of the record shows that respondent No.2 in his order, dated 14.02.2014, passed in the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 has rendered a finding that the variation in the quantity relating to rice is within the permissible limits. However, he has found that the alleged variations pertaining to wheat, sugar, red gram dal, tamarind, salt and atta are in excess of the permissible limits. The petitioner has pleaded that as the inspection has taken place on 09.01.2014, which was the eve of Sankranti festival, due to heavy rush, she could not complete making of entries in the record during the day on which the inspection has taken place. Indeed, this Court in Writ Petition No.28969 of 2014, filed questioning the order of suspension of the petitioner’s fair price shop authorisation pending enquiry, by order, dated 24.09.2014, has directed that the petitioner shall be continued as the fair price shop dealer till completion of enquiry and passing of final order by respondent No.3. Inasmuch as the appeal filed by the petitioner against order of cancellation is pending before respondent No.2 and the petitioner is being continued on the strength of the above-mentioned order passed by this Court, I am of the opinion that it would be in the interests of justice that the petitioner is continued as fair price shop dealer till disposal of the appeal by respondent No.2.
