Case Law Analysis
|Andhra Pradesh High Court
Due Process Under A.P. PDS Control Order 2018 | Fair Price Shop Dealers Entitled to Natural Justice Before Supply Attachment: AP HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that Fair Price Shop dealers cannot be deprived of essential commodity supplies without adhering to due process under the A.P. State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018. The Court emphasized that attachment of supplies without a suspension or cancellation order from the competent authority violates principles of natural justice, directing immediate restoration of the petitioner’s shop supplies.