IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 21105 of 2004 Between: Raghu Viedio Theatre, Kodumur, Kurnool Dist. Rept. by its Prop.Raghunath Reddy S/o.Nageshwar Reddy, R/o.Kurnool Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND The Govt. of A.P., Home Dept., Rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or a direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondent No.1 in not disposing the appeal No.8201/03 dated 18-3-2003 as illegal. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.C.FRANCIS Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court, at the admission stage, made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondent. By order dated 28.01.2003 passed by the Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Kurnool, the Form-K licence granted in favour of the petitioner was cancelled with immediate effect. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the respondent on 18.03.2003. The only grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the respondent failed to consider the statutory appeal filed against the order dated 28.01.2004 and even on his application for stay no orders have been passed so far. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent and keeping in view the fact that the statutory appeal is pending from March, 2003, onwards, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to dispose of the appeal pending on its file in accordance with law after due notice to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ 18.11.2004 Note: Issue CC in three days (b/o) VGB To 1.The Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Home Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2.2CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3.2CD copies