IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27405 of 2009 Between: S.Nalini Kumari ..... PETITIONER AND The Tahsildar, Ramagiri Mandla, Anantapur District and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.27405 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a temporary fair price dealer of shop No.4 of Kuntimaddi village by the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional officer, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District, on 07-03-2008 and the same is extended from time to time, and on 02-11-2009, it was extended for a period of six months. While so, a notification was issued on 04-08-2009 calling for applications from the eligible candidates to fill up the vacancies on permanent basis, and the petitioner and two others have made applications and interviews were held on 03-10-2009. Thereafter, an order was passed on 19-11-2009 stating that one B.Naresh is selected as the fair price shop dealer of the said shop. The same is questioned by the petitioner by approaching the appellate authority by way of filing an appeal. In the said appeal, she made the selected candidate as a party. Though the 3rd respondent-Joint Collector, Anantapur District i.e. appellate authority has taken the appeal on file and adjourning the matter from time to time without deciding the same and hence, aggrieved by the action of the 3rd respondent, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. Now the appeal is very much pending before the 3rd respondent and the same has to be considered by him, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission and the 3rd respondent-Joint Collector, Anantapur District, is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needless to observe that while disposing of the appeal, the 3rd respondent shall hear the petitioner as well as the selected candidate, who is added as respondent in the appeal. It is also made clear that as the petitioner’s temporary dealership is extended and now it is in force, she shall be permitted to distribute the schedule commodities to the cardholders during pendency of the appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ 16th December 2009 KVR