IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.27249 of 2006 Dated: January 02, 2007 Between: A. Hemasankari, D/o. Late A. Shankar Reddy, Hindu, aged about 21 years, R/o. D.No.4/152, Papampeta Village, Kalyandurg Road, Anantha- Pur Mandal, Ananthapur District. … Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District, and others. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the order dated 21-11-2006 passed in proceedings Rc.No.K4/ATP/647/06 by the first respondent as illegal and arbitrary and a consequential direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioner as fair price shop dealer of Shop No.2 of Papampeta Village, Ananthapur Mandal and District. 2. In the selections made for appointment of fair price shop dealer, petitioner was selected by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ananthapur Mandal, by order dated 08-09-2006. Aggrieved of the selection of the petitioner, fourth respondent has filed an appeal before the first respondent-Joint Collector, who, by order dated 21-11-2006, granted interim order. The said order is impugned in this Writ Petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents. 4. As much as the appeal filed by the fourth respondent against the orders of the second respondent dated 08-09-2006 is pending consideration before the first respondent and the impugned order being an interim order pending disposal of the appeal, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent/appellate authority to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders, after hearing both sides, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. January 02, 2007 N.B. Furnish C.C. in three days B.O. MRR