THE HONBLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.21240 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner is the authorized dealer of fair price shop No.34, Kummaripally village, Rayachoti Mandal, Kadapa district. This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the order dated 6.09.2008 passed by the 1st respondent thereby suspending the authorization of the petitioner, pending enquiry alleging irregularities in distribution of essential commodities. Though various contentions have been raised by the petitioner assailing the impugned order, I am not inclined to express any opinion on merits, since an alternative remedy of Appeal is available against the impugned order. As a matter of fact, the petitioner has already preferred such an Appeal along with an application for stay and the same are pending before the 2nd respondent. In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the Appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order of the 1st respondent dated 6.09.2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 26.09.2008. Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms, JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No: 21240 of 2008 Between: T.Krishna Reddy S/o Krishna Reddy, Dealer Shop No.34 Kummarapalli(V), Rayachoty(M) Kadapa District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer Civil Supplies Wing Kadapa,Kadapa District 2 The Joint Collector(Civil Supplies) Kadapa District 3 The Tahsildar Civil Supplies Wing) Rayachoti,Kadapa District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the orders passed by the 1st respondent vide Ref No.C/1364/2008 dated 6-9-2008 as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Essential Commodities act 1955 and Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities (L&D Card Systems) order 1982 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. U.SUMAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: