THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.NO.9751 OF 2011 ORDER Heard Sri T.V.S.Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing on behalf of the respondents and with their consent the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. The petitioner whose authorization to run fair price shop is undergoing process of disciplinary proceedings, has filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in not considering his application to continue authorization pending such enquiry in pursuance of the show cause notice dated 28-10-2010 as illegal. The petitioner was granted authorization to run fair price shop of Arthmuru Village, Mandapeta Mandal, East Godavari Distirct by proceedings dated 3-9-2009. The said authorization was cancelled by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry in proceedings No.Ref.E/692/2010, dated 12-2-2010 on the ground that when the Tahsildar, Mandapeta inspected the shop on 23-1-2010, the shop of the petitioner was being run by another dealer M.Nagi Reddy. It appears that the said order was also confirmed in appeal by the Joint Collector by orders dated 28-8-2010. The said orders were passed without notice to the petitioner. Realizing the same, fresh proceedings were initiated by giving a show cause notice dated 28-10-2010. It is stated that the petitioner has already submitted an explanation thereto. Since then, no further steps appeared to have been taken to finalize the proceedings. In the circumstances, the petitioner made an application on 8-11-2010 seeking permission to run the fair price shop pending the disciplinary proceedings. Inasmuch as the disciplinary proceedings are still pending, the relief sought for by the petitioner through her representation dated 8-11-2010 to permit her to run the fair price shop cannot be gone into the writ petition. However, there is no justification to keep the proceedings for such a long time ever since 28-10-2010. It is, therefore, appropriate that the said proceedings shall be concluded within a time frame. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to complete the enquiry by taking into consideration the representation submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _______________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI rkk Dated: 18-4-2011