IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15353 of 2010 BETWEEN Vykuntam Rama Devi. ... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Civil Supplies Department and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. J. SESHAGIRI RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following order: ORDER: In view of the pendency of the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner before the Joint Collector, Kadapa, after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, this matter is disposed of at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner is an authorized fair price shop dealer of Shop No.17, Butchanapally Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Kadapa District. On receipt of certain allegations against the petitioner and after conducting a preliminary enquiry, based on the letter addressed by the Tahsildar, Gopavaram Mandal, Kadapa District, the third respondent – Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet, passed orders dated 02.06.2010 in proceedings No.D/710/2010 suspending the authorization issued to the petitioner under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 pending enquiry. In the impugned order it is alleged that the petitioner is working as bookkeeper in Mandal Samakhya and at the time she is also working as fair price shop dealer and the same amounts to violation of the conditions of authorization. 3. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Joint Collector and on the ground that no interim order is passed by the appellate authority, the petitioner approached this Court. While issuing notice before admission on 02.07.2010, this Court suspended the impugned proceedings of suspension passed against the petitioner. 4. When the matter is taken up today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending consideration before the Joint Collector. In view of the pendency of the appeal, it is not desirable to record any findings on merits on the allegations leveled against the petitioner. Whether the petitioner is working as bookkeeper in Mandal Samakhya, as alleged, or not and whether working as such amounts to violation of conditions of authorization, are matters to be considered in the pending appeal. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegations made against the petitioner; the interim order dated 02.07.2010 and in view of the pendency of the appeal before the Joint Collector, I deem it appropriate to direct the second respondent – appellate authority to consider the appeal preferred by the petitioner and pass appropriate final orders as expeditiously as possible. There shall be a further direction that pending appeal before the appellate authority, the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer dated 02.06.2010 shall remain suspended till the final orders are passed in the appeal and communicated to the petitioner. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J October 5, 2010 DSK