IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14841 of 2010 Between: Shaik Younus ..... Petitioner AND The Joint Collector (Civil Suplies) Nizamabad District, Nizamabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri I. Koti Reddy Counsel for respondents 1-4 : AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14841 of 2010 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings No.A1/1187/2009, dated 02.06.2010 of respondent No.2, whereby he has cancelled the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization. I have heard Sri I. Koti Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. As noted above, by the impugned order, respondent No.2 has cancelled the petitioner’s fair price shop authorization. The learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed that against the impugned order, the petitioner has a remedy of appeal before respondent No.1. Ordinarily, this Court will not entertain Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India when an alternative remedy of appeal is available to the aggrieved party. The petitioner failed to make out a case to treat this Writ Petition as an exception to this general principle. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before respondent No.1 against the impugned order. Since limitation for filing appeal has expired, as the petitioner has been bonafide pursuing this Writ Petition, he is permitted to file appeal within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such appeal is filed, respondent No.1 shall dispose of the same on merits in accordance with law. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.39196 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for restoration of order dated 10.11.2010 is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.12.2010 ES Note:- Issue C.C. in one week. ES