IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.2442 of 2008 Between: Bollabattini Chakrapani, S/o Raja Mallaiah, Shop No.525 R/o H.No.3-78, Gattubuthkur Village, Gangadhara Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Karimnagar, District at Karimnagar. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. 3 The Tahsildar, Gangadhara Mandal, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: None. Counsel for the Respondents : G.P. for Civil Supplies. The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to set aside proceedings dated 27-11-2007 issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Karimnagar (respondent No.2 herein), whereby he cancelled the authorization of the petitioner in respect of Shop No.525 of Gattubuthkur village, Gangadhara Mandal, Karimnagar district. There is no representation for the petitioner either in the forenoon or in the afternoon. A perusal of the averments contained in the affidavit shows that on the complaint made by the villagers against the alleged irregularities committed by the petitioner in running the fair price shop, respondent No.2 issued show- cause notice on 25-4-2007 and suspended the petitioner’s authorization. The petitioner filed Writ Petition No.10244 of 2007 questioning the same. Pending the said Writ Petition, respondent No.2 issued proceedings dated 2-6-2007 canceling the authorization of the petitioner. The petitioner filed Writ Petition No.17029 of 2007, which was disposed of by this Court with a direction to respondent No.2 to issue fresh show-cause notice and pass orders afresh. Subsequently, respondent No.2 passed the impugned order cancelling the petitioner’s authorization. Under Clause 20(1) of the A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001, any person aggrieved by any order passed by the appointing authority under Clause (5) may, within thirty days from the date of receipt by him or her of such order, appeal against such order to the Joint Collector in case the order is passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer or the District Supply Officer (city) having jurisdiction over the area. The petitioner has not assigned any reason for bypassing the alternative remedy of appeal, which, in my view, is efficacious. Ordinarily this Court would not entertain writ petitions filed bypassing the statutory remedy of appeal. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to question order dated 27-11-2007 passed by respondent No.2 by filing an appeal, if he so chooses. -------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 03-3-2008 MNR