Smt. Savitri Maiakar, W/o aged about 35 years, President Mahiia Prathmik .Sahkari UpbhoWa Bhandar, Ward No.25, Vinoba Nagar, Raigarh, Tahsi! and District Raigarh (CG). wf Smt. Seyati Ejardar, W/o Jeevanlal, aged about 36 years, Salesman/ Director, A.adesh Mahila Prathmik Sahkari UpbhoWa Bhandar, V^ard No.25, Vinoba Nagar, Raigarh, Tahsil and District Raigarh (CG). 1. State of Chhattisgarh, ithrough the Secretary, Food,. Pubi'c Distribution anci Con.sumer Profection Departmertt, Mantrataya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Ra4 Hstrict Raipur (CG. ? RtE h the CoSlector, Raigarh, Tahsil and Djstrlct Raigarh (CG). under Articte 226 of the Constitution of india) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri SatlshK. Agnihotri, J. t:- Shri Awadh Triapathi, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Vivek Sharma, Pane! Lawyer for the State. (Passed on this 10'" day of November, 2008) Wit'n the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, tne petiuon is neara' nnaiiy. 2) Learned counsei appearing on behaSf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners have preferred an appeal on 10-1-2008 (Annexure-P/1) before the respondent No.1 against the order dated 7-1-2008 passed by the Goilector, Raigarh, in appeai N0.03/B-121/2006-07. Learned counsel further submits that even after japse of more than teri months no order has been passed by the respondent No.1 tiil date. 2/- 3) Per contra, learned counsel appearing strongly opposes the submission of the petitl let the Appellate Authority may take time. on behajf of the State oners and submits that 4) This is the well settied principie of law that expeditious disposai is aiso a part of administration of justice. Why the appeal is pendine for morethan 10 months is not known. !t is, therefore, desirable, in the interest of justice.thatthe respQndentTio.1 shoutd consider and decide the appeal of the petitioners as eariy as possible preferabiy within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this ie aforesaid observations, the petition stands 5) disposed of. Gowri Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge