IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27623 of 2009 Between: Peyyala Yakob ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Civil Supplies, East Godavari, Kakinada and two others. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.27623 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is the authorized fair price shop dealer of shop No.8 of Kaleru village, Kapileswarapuram Mandal, East Godavari District. On account of his involvement in a criminal case, the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, suspended his authorization by proceedings dated 09-09-2009. As against the said order, the petitioner approached the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Civil Supplies, East Godavari at Kakinada, and filed an appeal on 14-09-2009. However, as no orders have been passed so far, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. Since the appeal was filed on 14-09-2009 i.e., about three months back, the 1st respondent-appellate authority should have decided the appeal, but he did not do so. Hence, in my considered view, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Civil Supplies, East Godavari at Kakinada, to dispose of the appeal, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. In the event of his failure to dispose of the appeal within the stipulated time, the authorization of the petitioner shall be restored so as to enable him to distribute the schedule commodities to the cardholders pending disposal of the appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ 18th December 2009 KVR