IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 20050 of 2005 Between: Smt.H.Hajara ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Chittoor District, Collector' s Office, Greemspet, Chittoor and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Quashing the order of the 1st respondent in Roc.No.E1/674/2005, dated 04.09.2005, and declaring his action in not granting stay pending disposal of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order of the 2nd respondent in D.Dis.No.B.2293/2005, dated 19.08.2005, appointing the 3rd respondent as fair price shop dealer of Avalkonda village, G.D.Nellore Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. Admittedly, against the orders of the 2nd respondent dated 19.08.2005, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 1st respondent-Joint Collector. As the 1st respondent not granted stay pending disposal of the appeal, the present writ petition is filed. In that view of the matter, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal, pending before him, within a period of 4 (four) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU,J Dated: 12.09.2005 Dsr Note: Issue CC in two days B/o Dsr