JUDGMENT :

1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner being aggrieved by the order dated 17.03.2017 passed by the Deputy Director-cum-Issuing Authority, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Sivasagar whereby the license of the Petitioner was cancelled.

2. The facts as could be seen from a perusal of the writ petition are that the Petitioner herein was issued a license under the provisions of the Assam Public Distribution of Articles Order, 1982 (for short “the Order”). The said license was renewed from time to time as would be apparent from a perusal of Annexure-1 to the writ petition. Be that as it may, on 14.02.2017 at 10:30 AM, the Deputy Commissioner, Sivasagar had made an inspection and found the shop of the Petitioner to be closed and there was also no display board showing the present stock. Under such circumstances, a notice was issued on 23.02.2017 asking the Petitioner to show cause for the violation mentioned in the said notice and to submit a reply within 3 (three) days before the Deputy Director-cum-Issuing Authority, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Sivasagar failing which legal action would be taken. The Petitioner on receipt of the