IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 17380 of 2009 Between: Smt.M.Arunamma, ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram Division, Ananthapur District and others. ....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.17380 OF 2009 ORDER : This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the order dated 14.07.2009 in Rc.No.B/182/2009 passed by the 3rd respondent and the order dated 20.07.2009 in Rc.No.F/DMV/810/2009 passed by the 1st respondent in rejecting the stay of suspension of authorization of dealership of the petitioner as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer in Katamkunta Village, Bathalapalli Mandal, Anantapur District. 2 The brief facts are that the petitioner is a dealer of Fair Price Shop No.24 of Katamkunta Village, Bathalapalli Mandal, Anantapur District. The 2nd respondent inspected the fair price shop of the petitioner and found some irregularities. Basing on the inspection report submitted by the 2nd respondent, the 3rd respondent suspended the authorization of the fair price shop of the petitioner vide proceedings dated 14.07.2009 in Rc.No.B/182/2009. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner approached the 1st respondent-appellate authority and filed an appeal in Rc.No.F/DMV/810/2009 and also filed a stay petition. The said stay petition was rejected by an order dated 20.07.2009. Questioning the said orders, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner approached the appellate authority and filed an appeal and the appellate authority posted the appeal for final hearing, this Court is of the view that without expressing any views on the case, to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the appellate authority i.e., the Revenue Divisional Officer, to dispose of the said appeal in Rc.No.F/DMV/810/2009 at the earliest preferably within a period of Three weeks from today. If for any reason, the said appeal is not disposed of within the said period, the authorization of the dealership of the petitioner shall be restored immediately and he shall be allowed to continue to distribute the schedule commodities to the card holders during the pendency of the said appeal. 5 With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ___________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) August 21, 2009 KSH