THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.25756 OF 2008 BETWEEN: K. Cirra Reddy S/o. Venkata Swami Reddy, F.P. Shop Dealer, K.P. Agraharam Village, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District. …. PETITIONER And 1. The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, Ongole and others. …. RESPONDENTS Counsel for petitioners: Sri I. Koti Reddy Counsel for respondents: G.P. for Civil Supplies. The Court made the following order: ORDER: 1. The petitioner assailed the order of the 2nd respondent herein, viz., Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur, Prakasam District, passed in Rc.F.1034/2008, dated 12.11.2008 cancelling the authorization of the Fair Price Shop, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The petitioner is a Fair Price Shop dealer in respect of K.P. Agraharam Village, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District. The Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Kanigiri along with the Deputy Mandal Revenue Officer, Veligandla inspected the shop of the petitioner on 21.07.2008 and reported that the petitioner had committed certain irregularities in distribution of the essential commodities to the cardholders in the village. Based on the said report a show cause notice dated 4.08.2008 was issued to the petitioner and after the petitioner submitting his explanation, the 2nd respondent cancelled the licence by order dated 12.11.2008. The petitioner states that aggrieved by the said order, he preferred an appeal to the first respondent, viz., the Joint Collector, (Civil Supplies) Prakasam District, Ongole, on 18.11.2008 and along with the said appeal he also sought for stay the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer. As the 1st respondent did not pass any orders and as the petitioner was constrained to stop running the shop he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard Sri I. Koti Reddy learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. In as much as the order dated 12.11.2008 impugned in this writ petition has already been challenged in appeal, it is not appropriate to decide the validity of the said order in this writ petition. However, this Court while admitting the writ petition by order in W.P.M.P.No.33678 of 2008 dated 25.11.2008 suspended the operation of the said order. The learned Government Pleader submits that the appeal filed against the said order is still pending before the Joint Collector. 5. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has been distributing the commodities in pursuance of the said interim orders and if the same is disturbed pending the appeal it would cause dislocation of distribution of commodities to the public at this point of time. Instead, it is appropriate to direct that the appeal itself be disposed of within the time frame 6. In the circumstances, the 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order of the 2nd respondent in Rc.No.Rc.F.1034/2008 dated 12.11.2008, as early as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Pending disposal of the appeal, the order of the 2nd respondent shall remain suspended. 7. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 11th November, 2010 Js.