IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 17129 of 2005 Between: P.Khaja Bhande Nawaz, s/o Abdul Manaf, r/o Peddamavari Veedu, Gonegandla Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Kurnool District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, KUrnool District. 3 Vishalakshmi, w/o Venugopal, r/o Peddamavari Veedu, Gonegandla Mandal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition is filed against the order of the first respondent, dated 28.07.2005 in R.C.C.S.3/431/2005, staying the order by the second respondent in proceedings dated 12.07.2005 in R.C.M./135/2004 appointing the petitioner as a fair price shop dealer on permanent basis for Peddamavariveedu (1 and 3 wards) Village of Gonegandla Mandal, Kurnool District. The petitioner is a permanent fair price shop dealer of Peddamavarivedu (1 and 3 wards) Village of Gonegandla Mandal, Kurnool District. The third respondent preferred an appeal to the first respondent-Joint Collector. The first respondent by the proceedings dated 28.07.2005 stayed the order of second respondent authorizing the petitioner to be a fair price shop dealer. The substantive appeal of the third respondent is however, pending before the first respondent. The writ petition is directed against the order of stay granted by the first respondent. At the admission hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would like to pursue the appeal before the first respondent instead of canvassing the validity of the interim order of the first respondent before this Court in this writ petition. In the circumstances stated above, the writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to pursue the appeal before the first respondent. No costs. ____________ 19-08-2005 kvrm