IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHT DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1248 OF 2010 Between: M. Usha Rani, W/o. Mallikarjuna Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1248 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not passing any orders in the stay petition filed along with the appeal, challenging the orders of cancellation dated 12.01.2010 passed in Rc.A.1434/09, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Fair Price Shop Dealer at Peddakopperla Village, Koilakuntla Mandal, Kurnool District, pending disposal of statutory appeal before respondent No.1 and pass such other suitable orders. 3. It is stated that already an appeal had been preferred along with an application for grant of stay and the same are pending before respondent No.1. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing respondent No.1 to dispose of the appeal along with the stay application, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, status quo obtaining as on today to be maintained. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J January 28, 2010 MD