IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.21398 of 2007 Between: Saleem Ramulu. … Petitioner And: The Joint Collector, Warangal, Warangal District and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri P.Keshava Rao. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies for R.1 toR.3. Sri D.Linga Rao for R.4. This Court made the following: ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, this Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside order dated 24-9-2007 passed by respondent No.1, whereby he suspended the authorization granted in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner and respondent No.4 applied for fair price shop dealership of Venkatapuram village, Thorrur Mandal, Warangal District and the petitioner was appointed as the fair price shop dealer by respondent No.2, vide proceedings dated 29-8-2007. The said order was questioned in appeal by respondent No.4 before respondent No.1. By order dated 24-9-2007 respondent No.1 suspended the operation of the order of respondent No.2. This order is questioned in this Writ Petition. This Court by order dated 11-10-2007 suspended the impugned order. It is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that by virtue of the said order, the petitioner is allowed to continue as the fair price shop dealer. Inasmuch as the appeal is pending before respondent No.1 and the petitioner, who was appointed as permanent fair price shop dealer, is allowed to continue as such, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the appeal filed by respondent No.4 within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after giving opportunity to the petitioner and respondent No.4 to put-forth their respective pleas. Till the disposal of the appeal, the petitioner shall be continued as the fair price shop dealer. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28 -7-2009 MNR