The Court was approached by four Mahila bachat gats who were aggrieved by the cancellation of their authorisation at the hands of the District Supply Officer.
The DSO had earlier conferred authorisation to the petitioners to run distinct fair price shops.
The petitioners were issued notices under the Maharashtra Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution) Regulation Order, after the authorities noted that a truck full of grains was stuck without due authorisation.
An offence came to be registered and their authorisation was suspended.
The decision to suspend the authorisation was upheld by the Deputy Commissioner of Supply Department and thereafter by the Minister of Food Supply Department.
The petitioners stated that the suspension of authorisation was on unsustainable grounds, and the policy of the State government does not contemplate cancellation of authorisation of fair price shop in wake of the allegations levelled against them.
Source: Barandbench
