IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.16800 OF 2009. Between:- T.Rajya Lakshmi .. Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole and others. .. Respondents ORDER:- The petitioner was appointed as a temporary Fair Price Shop Dealer of shop Nos. 12 and 13 of Sivaraj Nagar, Darsi village and Mandal, Prakasam District in the year 1998 and eversince the said appointment, she is permitted to distribute the schedule commodities to the card holders in accordance with the provisions of the relevant control order. On the basis of the report furnished by the Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Vigilance, 6-A proceedings have been initiated and explanation of the petitioner was called. The petitioner offered her explanation on 23-07-2009 and thereafter, the Revenue Divisional Officer stopped supply of schedule commodities on the ground that the said charges levelled against the petitioner are proved. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal on 10-08-2009 before the Joint Collector, Prakasam District. However, as no orders have been passed, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. Heard. Here is a case where the petitioner was appointed as early as in the year 1998 as fair price shop dealer on temporary basis and thereafter, on the allegations that she is not distributing the schedule commodities to the cardholders properly, the said proceedings have been initiated and thereafter, the supply of essential commodities are ordered to be stopped with effect from 06.08.2009. So the finding of the Revenue Divisional Officer that the petitioner is not having a valid authorization under the rules and the same is not in force and the petitioner has not paid any trade deposit appears to be incorrect. It is not known as to how any fair price shop dealer can be continued on temporary basis for years. When the authorities have permitted the petitioner to act as fair price shop dealer on temporary basis, the question of paying the trade deposit etc. will not arise. However, as the petitioner approached the appellate authority and filed an appeal, the appellate authority is hereby directed to dispose of the said appeal within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the event of the appellate authority failing to dispose of the said appeal, it is made clear that the petitioner shall be permitted to continue as temporary fair price shop dealer of Shop Nos.12 and 13 of Sivaraj Nagar, Darsi village and Mandal, Prakasam District and the respondent authorities are further directed to take steps to make arrangements to appoint a fair price shop dealer on permanent basis so far as the fair price shop Nos.12 and 13 of Sivaraj Nagar, Darsi village and Mandal, Prakasam District is concerned. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 13th August, 2009 AMD/GSN