HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.28712 of 2009 Date: February 16, 2010 Between: Smt. D.B.M. Padmaja, W/o. Sri D. Sudhakar, Aged 41 years, Occ: Dealer of retail outlet, HSD & MS of IOCL, Nizampatnam Road, Isukapalli, Repalle, Guntur District … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Civil Supplies-cum- Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of A.P., Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, and two others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed questioning proceedings Rc.No.98/2009-S8, dated 08-12-2009, issued by the second respondent, Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Guntur, in exercise of power under Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980 ordering cancellation of licence issued to the petitioner on the ground that the same ceased to be in operation for want of renewal within the stipulated time. It is stated that against the said proceedings, the petitioner has preferred an appeal to the first respondent, Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Hyderabad. This court, by order dated 29-12-2009, at the admission stage, while directing the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal, suspended the proceedings dated 08-12-2009 of the second respondent. It is submitted by learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that the appeal preferred by the petitioner is still pending consideration. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent-appellate authority to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner, against the proceedings of the second respondent dated 08-12-2009, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, the proceedings of the second respondent dated 08-12-2009 shall remain suspended. No order as to costs. ____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J February 16, 2010 N.B. Furnish C.C. in two days B.O. MRR