IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9288 of 2008 Between: Manda Obulesu … Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri S.V. Ramana for Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9288 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in passing order on the stay application filed by the petitioner along with the appeal against order dated 09.04.2008 passed by respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri S.V. Ramana representing Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. A perusal of the record shows that respondent No.2 vide his order dated 09.04.2008 suspended the operation of the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization on certain alleged irregularities. The petitioner claims that he filed appeal before respondent No.1 on 15.04.2008 along with an application for stay. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.1 has not disposed of the stay application despite lapse of considerable time. Inasmuch as the application filed by the petitioner pertains to suspension of an interim order, respondent No.1 ought to have disposed of the stay application with reasonable expedition. Since he failed to do so, he is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application for stay, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.12266 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 25.04.2008 ES