HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28714 of 2008 Date : 14.09.2011 Between : K.V.Kumar. …..Petitioner And The District Collector, Chittoor & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28714 of 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is filed, questioning the notification, dated 11th December 2008, issued in Roc.No.A3/7103/2008, by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Madanapalle. By the aforesaid notification, the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer invited applications for appointment of fair price shop dealer of Kousiganipalle village in Kuppam Mandal of Chittoor District on permanent basis. The petitioner was the authorized fair price shop dealer and when his authorization was cancelled by the Revenue Divisional Officer, he carried the matter by way of appeal before the 2nd respondent-Joint collector. The appellate authority, by order dated 24th of August 2007, issued in Proceedings D.Dis./C1/362/05, dismissed the appeal preferred by the petitioner, as against which, the petitioner carried the matter in revision before the District Collector. The District Collector, by order dated 9th February 2008, issued in D.Dis./C1/1379/07, remanded the matter to the appellate authority-Joint Collector for fresh consideration, mainly on the ground that the appellate authority has disposed of the appeal without recording valid reasons. In this writ petition, it is the grievance of the petitioner that though the matter is pending consideration before the appellate authority, pursuant to the orders passed by the revisional authority-District Collector, the appellate authority, without passing any order as per the remand order passed by the District Collector, has issued the impugned notification inviting applications for fresh appointment. This Court, at the stage of admission, by order, dated 29th of December 2008, has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to the impugned notification, and the said order continued all along. Though the writ petition is of 2008, no counter affidavit is filed. When the cancellation order is subject matter of appeal before the appellate authority and when the revisional authority has remanded the matter for fresh consideration by the appellate authority, there appears no reason to proceed further to fill up the vacancy, keeping the appeal preferred by the petitioner pending. As it is stated that the appeal preferred by the petitioner is pending consideration and this Court granted interim order as early as on 29th of December 2008, which is continued all along, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector that if the appeal preferred by the petitioner is not disposed of pursuant to the order of the District Collector, dated 9th February 2008, issued in D.Dis./C1/1379/07, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. Till appropriate orders are passed on the appeal preferred by the petitioner, the interim order, dated 29th of December 2008, passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.37587 of 2008, shall continue to operate. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 14th September 2011 ajr