IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 17090 of 2009 Between: Kandi Prabhakara Rao, S/o. Late Sri Gur Naidu, R/o. Mopada, Denkada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Vizianagaram District, at Vizianagaram. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagaram District, at Vizianagaram. 3 The Tahsildar, Denkada, Vizianagaram 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 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Rc.No. 602/2009-D, dated 15-5-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to drop all further proceedings against the petitioner in this regard by continuing the petitioner as FP Shop Dealer of Mopada Village, Donkada Mandal, Vizianagaram District Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.17090 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition stating that he is a fair price shop dealer and that the Revenue Divisional Officer suspended his authorization on 15.5.2009 on the ground that he committed certain irregularities. As against the said order of suspension the petitioner approached the appellate authority and filed an appeal on 25.5.2009 and he also filed an application seeking suspension of the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer. However, as no orders have yet been passed on the stay application he approached this court and filed the present application. 2 Heard both sides. 3 As the appeal preferred by the petitioner is very much pending before the appellate authority, the appellate authority is hereby directed to dispose of the stay application as well as the appeal filed by the petitioner at the earliest, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. -------------- 19.08.2009 C.C. in two days B/o kvsn