HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.31715 of 2011 Date: December 01, 2011 Between: M. Veereshappa … Petitioner And 1. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District & 2 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.31715 of 2011 O R D E R: Even though the petitioner has challenged the order of the second respondent dated 30.8.2011 suspending the petitioner’s authorization to run a fair price shop, learned counsel for the petitioner Sri H. Prahlada Reddy, seeks a short relief at the hearing to direct the first respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred against the said order within a time frame. Hence, this writ petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel. 2. The petitioner is the fair price shop dealer of Kammarachedu village, Alur Mandal, Kurnool District. On the report of the Mandal Revenue Inspector, Alur, dated 30.8.2011, which alleged that the petitioner was supplying less quantity of rice to the cardholders and diverting the stock to black market, the second respondent herein suspended the authorization from 10/2011 to 12/2011 vide orders Rc.A/190/2011, dated 30.8.2011. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal in September 2011 and the same is pending consideration. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though considerable time has elapsed since the filing of the appeal, the first respondent has not considered the same, thereby causing hardship to the petitioner. It is therefore submitted that the first respondent be directed to consider the appeal by passing appropriate orders within a time frame. 4. Since the petitioner has already invoked alternative remedy of appeal against the very same order, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition on merits of the case. However, it is seen that considerable time has elapsed since the filing of the appeal. In matters of this nature, the statutory authorities are expected to consider the matters expeditiously in order to avoid hardship to the parties. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has no objection for granting appropriate direction to the first respondent to dispose of the appeal within a time frame. 5. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, the first respondent herein, to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order Rc.A.190/2011, dated 30.8.2011 by passing appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. __________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. Date: December 01, 2011. BSB