THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18454 OF 2009 Between: Chidipothu Sandhya Rani Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. By its Principal Secretary Civil Supplies Department Secretariat Bldgs, Hyderabad And 5 others. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18454 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer of K.Uppalapadu village, Prakasam District by the fourth respondent on 31.01.2009 and ever since the date of her appointment as fair price shop dealer of the said village, she has been distributing the schedule commodities to the cardholders in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Control Order. Questioning her appointment as fair price shop dealer, the sixth respondent herein filed an appeal before the third respondent against the said order and the third respondent, by his order dated 31.7.2009, while allowing the said appeal, directed the fourth respondent to issue fresh notification calling for applications. As against the said order dated 31.7.2009 passed by the third respondent the petitioner filed a revision before the second respondent on 13.08.2009 and also requested the second respondent to suspend the order passed by the third respondent. However, as no orders have yet been passed on the said revision, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 Heard both sides. 3 The petitioner contended that ever since the date of appointment she has been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders and during the pendency of the said revision, the Collector ought to have permitted the petitioner to distribute the essential commodities and as the Collector refused to pass any interim order, according to the petitioner, the fourth respondent is taking steps to make alternative arrangements. 4 Having regard to the fact that the petitioner was allowed to continue as fair price shop dealer from the date of her appointment on 31.1.2009 and since the revision preferred by the petitioner is very much pending before the Collector, the Collector i.e. second respondent herein is hereby directed to decide the said revision at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time the petitioner shall be allowed to distribute the schedule commodities to the cardholders. 5 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ------------- 02.09.2009 kvsn