IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.286 of 2008 Between: M. Rafeeq Ahmed … Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K.V. Raghuveer Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.286 of 2008 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in suspending the petitioner’s authorization vide proceedings dated 12.12.2007, as illegal and arbitrary. A perusal of the record shows that against the order of suspension of the petitioner’s authorization, he filed appeal before respondent No.1 on 18.12.2007 along with the stay application. On the ground that no orders have been passed on the stay application, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. On 08.01.2008, this Court, while admitting the writ petition, directed that if no alternative arrangement is made in place of the petitioner, respondents are directed to continue the petitioner pending further orders. Inasmuch as the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending before respondent No.1, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the appeal within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till the disposal of the appeal, status quo as on today shall be maintained. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.297 of 2008 and WVMP.No.854 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 09.04.2008 ES