HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.32968 of 2011 Date: 15-12-2011 Between Perumalla Maheswari … Petitioner and The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam district, Visakhapatnam and 2 others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.32968 of 2011 Order: In view of the short relief sought for in the writ petition and also at the hearing to direct the Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam district, the 1st respondent herein, to dispose of the stay petition filed by the petitioner in relation to the orders of the District Supply Officer (City), Visakhapatnam, the 2nd respondent herein, dated 30-11-2011 within a time-frame, this writ petition is being disposed at the stage of admission, with the consent of Sri N.Siva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. 2. The 2nd respondent issued a notification dated 24-9-2011 inviting applications from the intending candidates for appointing a dealer to Fair Price Shop No.51 situated in Ward No.38 of Visakhapatnam city. The petitioner, who responded to the said notification, was provisionally selected by orders dated 17-10-2011. It is stated that a local Municipal Corporator made a complaint to the 2nd respondent alleging that the petitioner is not a resident of the notified Ward and requested to cancel the appointment. On the said complaint, the 2nd respondent cancelled the selection vide his proceedings in Rc.No.170/2011/CSC-I, dated 30-11-2011. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 1st respondent along with stay petition on 03-12-2011. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though considerable time has elapsed since the filing of the appeal and the stay petition, the 1st respondent has not taken up the matter so far and in the meanwhile, the 2nd respondent is taking steps to fill up the vacancy by issuing a fresh notification. Having regard to the said urgency, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the stay application expeditiously. 3. Indisputably, the petitioner has approached the 1st respondent by filing an appeal against the orders dated 30-11-2011 whereby the 2nd respondent has cancelled the selection and she has also filed an application seeking stay on 03-12-2011. The 1st respondent, having regard to the urgency and the impending risk of the 2nd respondent initiating steps for making fresh appointment, ought to have considered the said application expeditiously in order to avoid prejudice to the petitioner. There does not appear to be any valid reason for not considering the stay application so far. 4. In the aforesaid circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam district, the 1st respondent herein, to consider and pass appropriate orders on the stay petition filed by the petitioner, which has been filed against the orders of the 2nd respondent bearing Rc.No.170/2011/CSC-I, dated 30-11-2011, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Further, since the 2nd respondent has already issued notification dated 24-9-2011 for holding written test on 16-12-2011 and interview on 17-12-20211, I deem it appropriate to direct the 2nd respondent not to finalize the selection till orders are passed on the stay application of the petitioner, as directed earlier. It is, however, made clear that the 2nd respondent may proceed with selection by conducting the written test and interview as per schedule. 6. In view of disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.40980 2011 is dismissed as unnecessary. No costs. ___________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 15th December, 2011. Note:- Issue C.C. by tomorrow. (B/o) Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.32968 of 2011 15th December, 2011. (Ak)