HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.24898 of 2010 Date : 5-10-2010 Between : B.Krishnamma s/o.late Sureedu .. Petitioner And The State of A.P. represented by the District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri D.Linga Reddy Counsel for respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.24898 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to set-aside proceedings dated 4-9-2010 of respondent No.3 whereby he has cancelled the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization. At the hearing, Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly conceded that against the order impugned in the Writ Petition, the petitioner has already filed an appeal before respondent No.2 and that the same is pending. In my opinion, when the petitioner has already availed an alternative remedy, he cannot invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the same relief which was claimed in the appeal. In this view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain the Writ Petition at this stage. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the remedy of appeal already filed by him. Respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.31842/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY.,J Date : 5-10-2010 AM