THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P. NO. 20883 of 2007 DATED: 04-10-2007 Between:0 T. Ramachandra …PETITIONER. And The District Collector (Civil Supplies) Chittoor, Chittoor District and two others. ..RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P. NO. 20883 of 2007 O R D E R The matter is coming up for admission. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies takes notice. 3. Heard Sri T.C. Krishnan, learned counsel representing the writ petitioner. 4. The writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the 1st respondent in passing the orders on the stay application filed in appeal No. C1/1244/07 dated 29-09-2007 by the petitioner against the orders of 2nd respondent passed in ROCNo. A3/2611/07 dated 22-09-2007 amounts to erroneous, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being provisions contemplated under the A.P. Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing and Distribution) Order, 1982 and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently suspend the proceedings of the 2nd respondent proceedings No. ROC.A3/2611/07, dated 22-09-2007 by continuing the petitioner as a fair price shop dealer of Singareddigaripalle, H/o Kosuvaripalle, Thamballapalle Mandal, Chittoor District as usual and pass necessary orders. 5. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the 1st respondent is not disposing of either appeal or stay application pending before him. 6. In the light of the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal and also the stay application pending before him within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. ________________ P.S.NARAYANA,J Dated: 04-10-2007 Vp Note: C.C. in two days (B/o) smr