IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17148 of 2007 Between: Mr. Kalidas … Petitioner AND Joint Collector, Vizianagaram, & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17148 of 2007 ORDER:- WVMP.No.526 of 2008 is filed to vacate order dated 03.09.2007 passed in WPMP.No.1939 of 2007 in WP.No.17148 of 2007. At the hearing, no one appeared for the petitioner. However, in the view I am taking, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the main writ petition itself. Against the order of cancellation of the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization, he filed appeal before respondent No.1 along with an application for stay. By order dated 23.05.2007, respondent No.1 declined to grant stay and assailing the said order, the present writ petition is filed by the petitioner. On 03.09.2007, this Court directed respondent No.2 to permit the petitioner to continue as fair price shop dealer of Gokapata, Vizianagaram. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies stated that in view of the interim direction, the petitioner is being permitted to distribute the commodities. Since the appeal is pending before respondent No.1, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing him to dispose of the appeal within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Since the petitioner is being continued as fair price shop dealer, he shall be permitted to distribute the essential commodities till the disposal of the appeal by respondent No.1. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.21939 of 2007 and WVMP.No.526 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.03.2008 ES