THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11371 OF 2007 Dated 18th June, 2010 Between: Harijana Gangamma …Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Anantapur and two others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri S.D.Goud Counsel for respondents 1 and 2: AGP for Civil Supplies Counsel for respondent No.3: Sri P.Jagadish Chandra Prasad The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings dated 09.05.2007 and 30.01.2007 of respondents 1 and 2 respectively. I have heard Sri S.D.Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondents 1 and 2. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of Peruru Village, Ramagiri Mandal, Ananthapur District. By order dated 30.01.2007, respondent No.2 kept the petitioner’s authorisation under suspension. The petitioner appealed to respondent No.1 against the said order. Though initially an order of stay was granted by respondent No.1 pending appeal, at the instance of the cardholders, he vacated the said stay order through order dated 09.05.2007 and remanded the case to respondent No.2 for disposal of the case as early as possible. These two orders are questioned in this writ petition. This Court, by order dated 05.06.2007, while granting suspension of proceedings of respondent No.2, however permitted him to proceed with the enquiry and pass final orders. At the hearing, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that in view of pendency of the writ petition, enquiry before respondent No.2 is not completed. In the face of the permission granted by this Court, the inaction of respondent No.2 in completing the enquiry cannot be appreciated. Respondent No.2 has needlessly kept the enquiry pending thereby conferring undue advantage on the petitioner of continuing as dealer. The District Collector, Ananthapur District, is directed to examine the conduct of the incumbent of respondent No.2, who was responsible for not disposing of the enquiry despite permission granted by this Court in this writ petition and initiate appropriate action therefor. Since the enquiry is pending and the petitioner is being continued under the interim order of this Court, no further adjudication of this writ petition, on merits, is required. It will suffice if respondent No.2 is directed to complete the enquiry and pass final orders within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till disposal of the enquiry and passing of final order, the petitioner shall continue as fair price shop dealer. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 18th June, 2010 Note: Office is directed to mark a copy of this order to the District Collector, Ananthapur. vrn