THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.24258 of 2009 Dated:10.11.2009 Between: P.Chinna Satyanarayana. .. Petitioner. And The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its District Collector (CS), Prakasam District at Ongole, and others. .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as dealer of the Fair Price Shop of Ankepalli village, Marripudi Mandal, on 22.03.1987. Subsequently, on 13.07.2009, the Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Podili, inspected the shop of the petitioner and, thereupon, submitted a report dated 14.07.2009 to the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukuru, Prakasam District, who, for the allegations mentioned against the petitioner in the said report, by his order dated 23.07.2009, suspended the authorization of the petitioner. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner approached the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector (CS), Prakasam District at Ongole, by filing an appeal along with the stay petition, and the 2nd respondent, though initially granted stay on 19.08.2009 pending the appeal, later on, while disposing of the appeal vide his proceedings dated 16.10.2009 remanding the matter to the 3rd respondent for finalization of the disciplinary proceedings, vacated the stay granted on 19.08.2009. The petitioner complains that challenging the order dated 16.10.2009 of the 2nd respondent, he preferred revision before the 1st respondent-District Collector, Prakasam District, along with stay petition seeking suspension of the order impugned in the revision, but till now neither the revision petition is disposed of nor any orders are passed in the stay petition. Hence, this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court, having observed that the purpose of the petitioner would not be solved by directing the 1st respondent, namely, the District Collector, Prakasam District, to dispose of the revision petition preferred by the petitioner, deems it fit to direct the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukuru, to complete the enquiry pending against the petitioner, at the earliest, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission, with a direction to the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukuru, to complete the enquiry initiated against the petitioner at the earliest, preferably within a period of six weeks from today, and if, for any reason, the said enquiry is not completed within the time stipulated by this Court, the authorization of the petitioner shall stand restored and the petitioner shall be supplied with essential commodities enabling him to distribute them to the cardholders, during pendency of the said enquiry. No order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 10.11.2009 v v