HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.15581 of 2010 Date: July 13, 2010 Between: M/s. Bhargavee Gas Lines, HPC LPG Dealer, Bhagat Nagar, Karimnagar, Represented by its Proprietor Vaddiraju- Laxmi Narasimha Rao … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, and two others … Respondents Order: The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent, Joint Collector, Karimnagar District, in issuing proceedings No.G6/255/2010, dated 08-06-2010, canceling the licence granted to him under the provisions of A.P. Petroleum Products [Licensing & Regulation of Supplies] Order, 1980, framed under Essential Commodities Act, 1955. It is the case of the petitioner that the impugned proceedings are issued on vague allegations without affording him any opportunity and challenging the same, he has preferred an appeal to the first respondent, Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, who is the appellate authority, on 29-06-2010 and the same is pending consideration. Learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing on behalf of the respondents, on instructions, submits that the an appeal has been filed by the petitioner on 29-06-2010 against the impugned proceedings and the appellate authority has called for the records to consider the said appeal. The impugned proceedings appears to have been issued based on a press note published in a newspaper alleging that the petitioner has issued bogus connections under ‘Deepam Scheme’. Though a reference is made to the enquiry conducted under the supervision of Deputy Tahsildars, except referring to number of connections alleged to have been misused, no particulars are mentioned in the manner in which the petitioner has misused such connections. The enquiry, which was conducted behind the back of the petitioner, without issuing him any notice, should not have been the sole basis for issuance of the impugned proceedings. In any event, as much as it is stated that challenging the impugned proceedings the petitioner has filed an appeal before the first respondent on 29-06-2010 and the same is stated to be pending consideration, I dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent/appellate authority to pass appropriate orders on the appeal of the petitioner dated 29-06-2010 as expeditiously as possible. Till such time, the impugned proceedings shall remain suspended. No order as to costs. ____________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) July 13, 2010 Note: Issue C.C. tomorrow B.O. MRR