IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 25269 of 2008 Between: Bhukya Bhagwandas, W/o. Heeraji, R/o. Madhura Basthi, Kothagudem Town, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector (Civil Supplies), Khammam, Khammam District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kothagudem, Khammam 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring proceedings Rc.No. J/1157/2008-1, dt. 21-6-2008 passed by the Respondent No. 2 and also in not passing anyorders on the appeal filed by the petitioner on 05-7-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and without authority of law or pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.RAJASEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.J/1157/2008-1, dated 21.06.2008 passed by the second respondent and also in not disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the said order before the first respondent on 5.7.2008, as arbitrary and illegal. It appears that the petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of Madhura Basthi, Kothagudem Mandal, Khammam District. While that being so, by an order dated 21.6.2008, his authorization was suspended on various grounds. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed a statutory appeal before the first respondent on 5.7.2008. The first respondent neither disposed of the appeal nor granted any stay of the order dated 21.6.2008 passed by the second respondent. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the first respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 5.7.2008, being aggrieved by the proceedings dated 21.6.2008 passed by the second respondent, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage. No costs. _________ 18-11-2008 rkk