IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6880 of 2008 Between: V.Hanumantha Reddy S/oRamanna R/o.Ganjulapalli(V) Anantapur Dist Gooty(M) ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector(CS) Anantapur Dist Anantapur 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer Anantapur 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Gooty Anantapur Dist .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.B.RAM MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in passing order on application for stay filed by the petitioner on 18.03.2008 in the appeal filed against proceedings, dated 30.11.2007 of respondent No.2 as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri C.B.Rammohan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The petitioner’s fair price shop authorization was cancelled by respondent No.2 on 30.11.2007. Questioning the said order, the petitioner filed appeal before respondent No.1 on 18.03.2008. The petitioner claims that along with the said appeal, he filed an application for stay of the order of respondent No.2. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.1 is not disposing of the application for stay or the appeal filed by him. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the order of respondent No.2 assailed before respondent No.1 is motivated and hence, unsustainable. Inasmuch as the appeal before respondent No.1 is pending wherein the validity of the order of respondent No.2 cancelling the petitioner’s authorization is in question, I am not inclined to go into the merits of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Instead, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against order, dated 30.11.2007 passed by respondent No.2 within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.8983 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 31st MARCH, 2008 Note: issue c.c. in three (3) days. B/o kvni