THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30359 of 2011 Date: 16.11.2011 Between: K. Chirra Reddy … Petitioner and The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, Ongole and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30359 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri I. Koti Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the short relief sought for by the learned counsel at the hearing to direct the 1st respondent-District Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, to dispose of the revision petition within a time frame, with the consent of both the counsel the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner is a Fair Price Shop dealer of K.P. Agraharam Village, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District. The Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Kanigiri, along with his staff inspected the shop of the petitioner on 21.07.2008 and found that the petitioner has committed certain irregularities in distribution of essential commodities to the cardholders. Basing on a report submitted in that regard, the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur, Prakasam District, initiated proceedings under the provisions of A.P. State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 (for brevity “the Control Order”) and after following the due procedure, passed order in proceedings Rc.F/1034/2008, dated 12.11.2011 cancelling the authorisation of the petitioner. An appeal preferred by the petitioner against the said order ended in dismissal by order of the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Prakasam District, vide proceedings Rc.CS2/5089/2008, dated 15.10.2011, thereby confirming the order of the 3rd respondent. In view of the alternative remedy available under Clause 21 of the Control Order, the petitioner filed a revision petition before the 1st respondent-District Collector, Civil Supplies, Prakasam District, on 09.11.2011 along with a petition seeking stay. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though considerable time has elapsed, the 1st respondent has neither taken up the revision petition nor passed any orders on the stay petition. Therefore, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. 3. Indisputably, being unsuccessful in the appeal filed before the 2nd respondent-appellate authority against the orders of the 3r d respondent-primary authority cancelling the authorisation, the petitioner filed a revision before the 1st respondent-revisional authority on 09.11.2011 along with a stay petition. Therefore, having invoked the Statutory remedy of revision before the 1st respondent, the petitioner cannot pursue a parallel remedy challenging the very same order by way of filing the present writ petition. Therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the 1st respondent is not likely to take up the matter within a reasonable time and the delay would prejudicially affect the interest of the petitioner, the 1st respondent be directed to consider the said revision petition and pass appropriate orders within a reasonable time. 4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has no objection for such a direction. 5. There does not appear to be any dispute that the petitioner has filed a revision petition before 1st respondent on 09.11.2011. In matters of this nature, the Statutory authorities are expected to pass appropriate orders expeditiously within a time frame so as to avoid hardship to the parties. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the short relief sought for during the course of hearing, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the revision petition filed by the petitioner against the order dated 15.10.2011 of the 2nd respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 16.11.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30359 of 2011 16.11.2011 (Msr)