IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.2798 OF 2010 Between: S. Madhu Mohan Gupta, S/o. S. Koteswara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Joint Collector (Civil Supplies Wing), Kurnool District and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.2798 OF 2010 ORDER: The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.2 in issuing orders vide Rc.B.1060/2008, dated 15.01.2010, in appointing respondent No.3 herein as Fair Price Shop Dealer i.e., for Shop No.41, of Cherlakothur, H/O. Govardanagiri Village of Veldurthy Mandal, Kurnool District on permanent basis as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and pass such other suitable orders. 2. The matter is coming up for admission today. 3. Heard Sri Vinay Kamisetty, learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, representing respondent Nos.1 and 2. 4. It is stated that an appeal had already been preferred in this regard before respondent No.1 – Joint Collector (Civil Supplies Wing), Kurnool District. 5. In the light of the same, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing respondent No.1 – Joint Collector (Civil Supplies Wing), Kurnool District, to dispose of the appeal itself, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J February 10, 2010 MD