IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.4475 of 2008 Between: P.Narayana. … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, Warangal District and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri P.Venkateswarlu. Counsel for the respondents: Asst. Govt. Pleader for Civil Supplies. The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in passing orders in an appeal pending before him as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of Gurralakunta village, Dornakal Mandal, Warangal District. On the report submitted by the Mandal Revenue Offier, Dornakal (respondent No.3 herein), the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahababubad (respondent No.2 herein) issued show-cause notice dated 4-2- 2008, wherein four charges were framed against the petitioner and the petitioner was called upon to explain why he cannot be held guilty of the said charges. On the same day, respondent No.2 passed order suspending the authorization of the petitioner, pending enquiry into the irregularities. The petitioner claims that he filed an appeal and stay application along with the same before respondent No.1. However, the petitioner has not given the date on which the appeal and stay application were filed and their numbers. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, I am of the view that interest of justice would be met if respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the appeal and the stay application, said to have been filed by the petitioner, on merits, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed. ----------------------------------- --- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 03-3-2008 MNR