IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6470 of 2008 Between: S. Venkata Ramaiah S/o S.Peda Venkataiah Pothavaram Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur, Prakasam District. 3 The Tahsildar, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare proceedings, dated 29.02.2008 of respondent No.2 whereby the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization for Pothavaram Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District has been cancelled, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. A perusal of the record shows that in respect of certain irregularities said to have been committed on 06.08.2001, a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 28.01.2008 and based on the said allegations, the impugned proceedings have been passed. Inasmuch as the petitioner already availed the remedy of appeal before respondent No.1, I am not inclined to go into the sustainability or otherwise of the proceedings issued by respondent No.2 at this stage. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of directing respondent No.1 to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against proceedings, dated 29.02.2008 issued by respondent No.2 within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Taking into consideration the fact that the allegations, on the basis of which the petitioner’s authorization was cancelled, were of the year 2001, and as old as seven (7) years, I am inclined to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer of Pothavaram Village, Darsi Mandal pending the appeal before respondent No.1. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.8446 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 27th MARCH, 2008 Note: issue c.c. by Monday. B/o kvni