HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.6784 of 2008 Date: September 20, 2010 Between: Jumjuri Narasimha Rao, S/o. late Veeraiah, Aged 55 years, Occ: Fair Price Shop Dealer, Shop No.39012, Biragulapadu village, Dummugudem Mandal, Khammam District … Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Khammam, Khammam District, and two others … Respondents Order: The petitioner, a fair price shop dealer, has filed this Writ Petition questioning order dated 03-03-2008, passed in proceedings Rc.No.I-114/2008 by the second respondent, Sub-Collector, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District, canceling his authorization with regard to Shop No.39012 of Biradulapadu village, Dummugudem Mandal, Khammam District. On certain charges, proceedings were initiated for cancellation of the authorization of the petitioner with regard to the aforesaid shop. A show-cause notice dated 27-02-2008 was issued to him framing three charges. It is stated that the petitioner has submitted his explanation to the said notice on 03-03-2008. Thereafter, notice dated 03-03-2008 was issued by the third respondent-Tahsildar, Dummugudem, vide proceedings R.C.No.D/242/2008, asking the petitioner to participate in the enquiry on 07-03- 2008. It is the grievance of the petitioner that when a date is fixed for enquiry and even before such enquiry is completed, the impugned order could not have been passed on 03-03-2008 vide Rc.No.I-14/2008. At the stage of admission, this court, by order dated 28-03-2008, suspended the impugned order, pending further orders and the said order continued all-along. Counter-affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents. While denying various allegations of the petitioner, in the counter-affidavit, it is stated that the petitioner has filed an appeal before the first respondent- Joint Collector, against the impugned order canceling his authorization, on 18-03-2008 and the first respondent has called for necessary records from the second respondent; in the meanwhile, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. In view of pendency of the appeal before the first respondent against the impugned order of cancellation of the authorization of the petitioner, it is not desirable to record any finding on merits. As much as this court has suspended the impugned order on 28-03-2008 and the said order continued all-along, I dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent- Joint Collector, Khammam, Khammam District to consider the appeal of the petitioner dated 18-03-2008 and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two months from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, the impugned order shall remain suspended. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) September 20, 2010 MRR