IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :15849 of 2007 Between: Somineni Rajendra babu S/o.Ramakrishnaiah R/o.Saipet village, Kondapuram Mandal Nellore District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahasildar, Kondapuram mandal Nellore District 2 The Revenue Divisional officer, Revenue Divisoin Kavali,Nellore District 3 The District Collector, Nellore District at Nellore .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Respondents:AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside proceedings, dated 09.07.2007 passed by respondent No.1 whereby he suspended the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization for Saipet-I Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Nellore District. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. A perusal of the record shows that by the impugned order, the petitioner’s authorization was suspended in view of detection of certain alleged irregularities, leading to initiation of proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Under Clause 20 of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001, as amended in G.O.Ms.No.47, dated 06.10.2007, any person aggrieved by any order passed by the Tahsildar/Assistant Supply Officer under Sub-Clauses 4 and 5, may within seven (7) days from the date of receipt by him/her of said order, file appeal against the said order to the appointing authority. In view of the availability of alternative remedy, I find no reason to entertain this writ petition and dispose of the same on merits. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed permitting the petitioner to file appeal before respondent No.2 within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if he so chooses. If such an appeal is filed, respondent No.2 shall dispose of the same on merits without raising any objection on the question of limitation. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.20098 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd APRIL, 2008 kvni