JUDGMENT :

(Manju Rani Chauhan, J.)

1. No one has appeared on behalf of the respondent no.5 even in the revised call.

2. Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Dinesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.6 and Mr. Vijay Prakash Mishra, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

3. The petition has been filed with a prayer to quash the impugned order dated 14.03.2023 passed by the respondent no. 2 Additional Commissioner whereby the appeal filed by respondent no. 6 against order cancelling his fair price shop license, has been allowed.

4. Brief facts of the case are that respondent no. 6 namely Sohrab was appointed as Fair Price Shop Agent for the Gram Panchayat Chaurikhas Block, Tehsil & District Bhadohi. On a complaint made on behalf of fair price shop card holders, inspection was carried out on 06.05.2020 wherein surplus stock of 89 bags of wheat, each of 50 kg. and 96 bags of rice, each of 50 kg. was found. Such excess stock of wheat and rice was not in consonance with the stock register. At the time of inspection card holders, namely, Kuraisa wife of Sama, Shayra Bano wife of Jafar, Pratibha Dube wife of Onkarnath, Geeta wife of