HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 2033 OF 2008. DATED 1st December, 2010 BETWEEN S.L. Lingaiah …Petitioner And The District Collector (CS) Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District and ors ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 2033 OF 2008 . ORDER: The petitioner has impugned the order dated 24.01.2008 in proceedings No.J/1056/2008 passed by the second respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagar Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar District, vide which, the authorization of the petitioner for running the Fair Price Shop was cancelled on the ground that the petitioner has committed various irregularities. It has been averred by the petitioner that he has not committed any irregularities in running the Fair Price Shop and the allegations made against him are wholly illegal. The learned Government Pleader for the respondents submitted that against the impugned order dated 24.1.2008 passed by the second respondent, the petitioner has alternative and efficacious remedy of filing appeal before the Joint Collector and hence the Writ Petition is not maintainable and the petitioner may be relegated to the alternative remedy. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has alternative and efficacious remedy of filing the appeal before the Joint Collector against the impugned order dated 24.1.2008, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not maintainable. The petitioner, if so advised, is at liberty to file appeal as stated supra, within a period of one months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such an appeal is filed by the petitioner, the question of limitations shall be considered sympathetically by the appellate authority. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ----------------------------------- -JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Dated 1st December, 2010. Msnro