ORDER:

K. SARATH, J.

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and Sri M.Damodar Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.6 and perused the entire material on record.

2. This writ petition is filed questioning the impugned proceedings dated 05.02.2015 issued by the respondent No.4 by taking lenient view and reinstated the respondent No.6 as Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No.29 of Mominapur Village, Maddur Village, Mahabubnagar District. The petitioner is a resident of Mominapur Village and is a Civil Supplies cardholder.

3. The contention of the petitioner is that basing on the complaint made by him, the Deputy Tahsildar, Enforcement submitted a report dated 09.08.2014 to the respondent No.2 stating that there are variations in the stocks and also they are not maintaining stocks register. Basing on the said report, the respondent No.2 issued show-cause notice to the respondent No.6 on 27.08.2014. After considering the explanation submitted by the respondent No.6, the respondent No.4 issued impugned proceedings imposing penalty of Rs.2,000/- and treating as first mistake, warned the respondent No.6 and