IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12282 of 2006 Dated: 22nd June, 2006 Between: Syed Ghouse Basha .. Petitioner and The Joint Collector, Nellore & others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12282 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent-Joint Collector in not passing any orders on the suspension petition filed along with the appeal on 3.6.2006 is arbitrary and illegal. It seems that in pursuance of the notification issued by the second respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer for the purpose of filling up of Fair Price Shop vacancies, the petitioner also applied along with others. The second respondent through his proceedings dated 4.5.2006 appointed the fourth respondent as a Fair Price Shop Dealer. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal before the first respondent and the same is pending. Along with the appeal, he has also filed a stay petition. It is the complaint of the petitioner that the stay petition filed along the appeal has not yet been disposed of by the first respondent. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the first respondent is directed to dispose of the very appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 22.6.2006 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. B/o DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12282 of 2006 22.6.2006