IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 21962 of 2005 Between: Kumari A.S.Sahilaja , D/o.A.Siddappa, Shop No.1, Amrapuram Mandal, Ananatapur district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Director Civil Supplies , Govt of A.P., Somajiguda, Hyderabad-4. 2. The Joint Collector ( C.S.) Anantapuram District at Anantapuram. 3. The R.D.O., Penukonda, Anantapuram district. 4. G.M.Prasanth Kumar, S/o.G.M.Somasekhar, Temporary Dealer Shop No.50, Amarapuram Village, Anantapur district. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: Challenging the order of the third respondent vide No.D.Dis.No.1071/2005/E dated 21.07.2005 appointing 4th respondent as temporary fair price shop dealer by bifurcating the fair price shop of the petitioner, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that on the proposal of the third respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, the District Collector, Anantapur, issued orders vide D.Dis.No.K4/584/2005 dated 17.06.2005 sanctioning new fair price shop at Amarapuram by bifurcating the fair price shop of the petitioner, in contravention of G.O.Ms.No.198 and G.O.Ms.No.53. By virtue of orders of the District Collector, 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer issued the impugned order appointing 4th respondent-G.M.Prasantha Kumar as temporary fair price shop dealer of Amarapuram for shop No.V by bifurcating the fair price shop of the petitioner. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal before the second respondent- Joint Collector, which is now pending. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondent. 4. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the Joint Collector. Since the petitioner has already availed filing of appeal, without entering into the merits of the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Joint Collector, Anantapuram District to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J Date: 07th October 2005. BSB