IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16613 of 2004 Between: P.Mabi, w/o Mabu, r/o Tangaradona Village, Aspari (Mandal), Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool. 2 The Joint Collector, Kurnool. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Aspari, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in not disposing the appeal filed by the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and grant such other relief. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.NAGESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court at the stage of admission made the following Order : The writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the second respondent in not disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner is the authorised dealer of Fair Price Shop of Tangaradona Village, Kurnool District. As can be seen from the material on record, the authorisation of the petitioner was cancelled on 15-10-2003. Challenging the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the second respondent-Joint Collector, Kurnool. He also preferred W.P.No.23737 of 2003 challenging the order of cancellation, which was disposed of on 12-11-2003 with a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the appeal within a period of eight weeks. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of the orders of this Court dated 12-11-2003, the second respondent failed to dispose of the appeal. Though the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies took time for getting instructions, nothing has been placed before this Court as to the stage of the appeal nor any reasons are shown for the delay in disposing of the appeal. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to keep the writ petition pending any longer. Instead, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the appeal, if not already disposed of, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, without fail. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ 11-10-2004 kdl To 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool. 2 The Joint Collector, Kurnool. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Aspari, Kurnool District. 4 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two C.D. Copies.