Gopi vs State Of U.P. And Ors. on 15 May, 2007
4. We have examined the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner. The judgment in Suresh Kumar Gupta (supra) has been delivered against the order of cancellation of the licence of fair price shop, granted under the provisions of Essential Commodities Distribution Order, 1990 (hereinafter called the Distribution Order, 1990). In the said case no specific period had been prescribed in the show cause notice for submitting the reply. Order of cancellation in such a fact-situation, was held to have been passed in violation of principles of natural justice. Therefore, the facts of the said case were completely distinguishable, and thus the ratio of the said judgment has no application in the facts of the present case.