THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21739 of 2011 Date: 02.08.2011 Between: Smt. V. Swarupa … Petitioner and The Joint Collector, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21739 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri Bollam Lingaiah Yadav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents, and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed assailing the order in Procdg.No.C/496/2011, dated 12.7.2011, issued by the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhongir, Nalgonda District, cancelling the authorization of the petitioner to run the Fair Price Shop. 3. The petitioner is an authorised Fair Price Shop dealer of Velamanjala Village, Gundala Mandal, Nalgonda District. She is alleged to have committed certain irregularities as to non- production of stock register, making false entries as to the distribution of essential commodities even after the death of a cardholder, non-distribution of commodities to the cardholders and running the Fair Price Shop at the residence of the petitioner. The petitioner denied the said allegations by submitting an explanation dated 28.3.2011. However, the 2nd respondent passed the impugned order dated 12.7.2011 cancelling the authorization of the petitioner. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner has already availed the alternative remedy by filing an appeal before the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Nalgonda District along with an application seeking stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the order dated 12.7.2011. It is stated that even though the appeal was filed on 19.7.2011, the 1st respondent has not taken any action either to dispose of the appeal or to pass orders on the stay application. Aggrieved by the said inaction, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. 4. Admittedly, the impugned order of the 2nd respondent has already been challenged in the appeal filed before the 1st respondent, who is vested with the powers of appellate authority. Therefore, having invoked the said remedy of appeal, the petitioner is not entitled to invoke the parallel remedy by filing the present writ petition. 5. Indisputably, the appeal along with the stay application has been filed on 19.7.2011 and the 1st respondent, being the appellate authority, is expected to consider the said appeal or pass appropriate orders on the stay application within a reasonable time in order to avoid hardship and irreparable loss to the petitioner. 6. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Nalgonda, to consider the application for stay filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 02.08.2011. NOTE: Issue C.C. by 03.08.2011. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21739 of 2011 02.08.2011 (Msr)