IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 10703 of 2009 Between: Duvvuri Hari Subrahmanya Reddy S/o.Subbarami Reddy Corporation Ltd.), H.No.14-56/3, Near Sitarama Talkies, Sri Ramapuram, Gurazala Guntur Distirct. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Guntur. 3 District Civil Supply Officer, Guntur. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ or writs or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the orders passed by the Joint Collector, Guntur in Rc.No.371/2009-S7 dated 30.04.2009 suspending the Form B Licence bearing No.408/2005 in favour of M/s. Gurazala Indane (LPG) Agency, IOC Dealer, Gurazala under Clause 28(2) of A.P. Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order 1980, and the order passed by the Commissioner dated 25.05.2009 in rejecting the stay application filed by the petitioner, as bad, illegal, improper, without giving opportunity to the petitioner and violative of principles of natural justice, and to set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.A.ANASUYA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO W.P.NO.10703 OF 2009 ORDER: Heard both sides. The writ petition is taken up for final hearing at the request of both the counsel. The only grievance of the petitioner is against the refusal of continuing stay, which has been granted pending disposal of the appeal before the 1st respondent herein. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, it is suffice in the interest of justice to direct the 1st respondent to dispose of the main appeal itself at the earliest. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal itself within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and it is also made clear that till the disposal of the appeal, there shall be stay of proceedings. No costs. _________________ B.PRAKASH RAO,J 29.05.2009 kpr/kvrm HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO W.P.NO.10703 OF 2009 DATED: 29-05-2009