IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16279 of 2008 Between: Smt Katamreddi Vasundhara, W/o. T.Jayasankar Reddy, C.Vengannapalli Village, Putlur Mandal, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 3 Smt. Arunavathi, W/o. Bhyravakonda Reddy, C.Vengannapalli Village, putlur Mandal, Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not passing orders in stay petition pending appeal i.e., RC.No.K3/ATP/1103/08, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and also Order 20(2) of A.P. State Public Distribution Control order, 2001 and consequently direct the 1st respondent to pass orders in Stay Petition in Appeal RC.No.K3/AATP/1103/08 filed by the petitioner and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR,KUNCHEAMMAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.16279 of 2008 Oral Order: The singular grievance in this writ petition by the Fair Price Shop Dealer of C. Vengannapalli village, Putlur mandal, Ananthapur district whose authorization was suspended pending enquiry by the order of the 2nd respondent dated 20-06-2008 is that the 1st respondent to whom an appeal was preferred on 23-06-2008 by the petitioner along with an application for interim relief has not been disposed of the application for interim relief. The 1st respondent appellate authority by the proceedings dated 03-07-2008 directed the 2nd respondent to send up the record for consideration in the appeal. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to expeditiously, and in any event preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s appeal or the application for interim relief and communicate the decision to the petitioner on the interim relief application within the aforesaid time. The writ petition is disposed of as above after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies also. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 30-07-2008 pvks