THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :20688 of 2009 DATED: 24-09-2009 Between: Konidena Padmaja. ..... PETITIONER And The Joint Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: The authorization of the petitioner was suspended by the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole on 18-06-2009 on the ground that she is not distributing the essential commodities in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Control Order. As against the said order, petitioner approached the appellate authority and filed an appeal, however as the appeal was not disposed of the petitioner approached this Court and filed W.P.No.15818 of 2009 and this Court by order, dated 04-08-2009, disposed of the same with a direction to the Joint Collector to dispose of the said appeal within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order and if for any reason, the appeal is not disposed of the petitioner’s authorization shall be restored. Pursuant to the said order, the Joint Collector disposed of the appeal on 15-09-2009 without assigning any reasons, but with a direction to the Revenue Divisional Officer to complete the enquiry into the allegations against the petitioner. The said order is challenged in this Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 3. Apparently, on an earlier occasion, this Court directed the Collector to dispose of the said appeal within a period of four weeks and if for any reason the appeal is not disposed of the authorization of the petitioner shall be restored. Simply because the appeal is remanded to the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer for absence of the disciplinary proceedings, it does not mean that the petitioner’s authorization can still be kept under suspension. Now that the matter is remanded back and the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer is holding enquiry into the allegations, this Court is of the view that the petitioner’s authorization can be restored and she can be permitted to distribute the scheduled commodities to the card holders during the pendency of the said enquiry. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 24th September, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. B/o Tsy