THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18426 OF 2009 Date: 02.09.2009 Between: Akula Rajanarayana Rao Petitioner And The Collector (CS) East Godavari District Kakinada & 3 others. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18426 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 Pursuant to the notification dated 30.12.2008, the petitioner, fourth respondent and some others gave applications for appointment as fair price shop dealer of shop No.19, Komaragiripatnam village, Allavaram Mandal East Godavari District. The Revenue Divisional Officer, by his proceedings dated 25.08.2009 appointed the fourth respondent as the fair price shop dealer of the said shop and the same is questioned in this Writ Petition by the petitioner stating that the petitioner was not given an opportunity and a copy of the order of appointment of the fourth respondent is not served upon him. It is the further contention of the petitioner that the fourth respondent is not qualified to be appointed as fair price shop dealer for the reason that he is engaged in the business of sale of rice and he is also having valid licences. 2 In my considered view, these aspects cannot be gone into by this court in this Writ Petition for the reason that admittedly as against the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer an appeal lies to the Joint Collector and the petitioner without availing the said remedy of appeal, has approached this court straight away. 3 In that view of the matter, by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority seeking redressal, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this Writ Petition is disposed of. It is needless to observe that upon filing of such an appeal by the petitioner, the appellate authority shall decide the same within a period of four weeks thereafter by giving due opportunity to the Petitioner as well as the fourth Respondent. Till such time no permanent arrangement shall be made. No order as to costs. ------------- 02.09.2009 C.C. in Two days B/o kvsn