THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 22785 of 2009 Dated: 28.10.2009 Between: KommuriChenchamma Petitioner And The Joint Collector (C.S.Wing) Ongole, Prakasam District and others. Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 22785 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The second respondent suspended the petitioner’s authorization on 02.09.2009. Questioning the same the petitioner approached this court and filed W.P.No.19970 of 2009 and this court by order dated 17.09.2009 disposed of the said Writ Petition with a direction to the Joint Collector to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the said date and further observed that if for any reason, no orders are passed in the said appeal within the stipulated time, the petitioner’s authorization shall be restored and he shall be permitted to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders. As no orders have yet been passed, the petitioner again approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition stating that the Joint Collector adjourned the matter on several occasions i.e. 05.10.2009, 12.10.2009 and again on 19.10.2009 and as the said period of four weeks stipulated by this court in the order dated 17.09.2009 was over by 15.10.2009, the petitioner approached the third respondent and requested to permit him to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders. But the third respondent rejected his request stating that he does not have any order from the superior officers. 2 Heard both sides. 3 In the order dated 17.09.2009 in fact there was a direction to restore the petitioner’s authorization if the appeal is not disposed of within the stipulated time. When once it is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appeal is not yet disposed of and the same is pending, the third respondent, in my considered view, ought to have restored the authorization of the petitioner and permitted him to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders. However, having regard to the fact that the authorisation of the petitioner was suspended on 02.09.2009 and the Revenue Divisional Officer has not taken up any further steps, this court is of the view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the RDO to complete the said enquiry within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the meanwhile the petitioner’s authorisation shall be restored and the MRO shall permit the petitioner to distribute the schedule commodities to the cardholders. However, the said restoration is subject to the outcome of the enquiry. 4 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _________ 28.10.2009 kvsn