THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18824 of 2009 DATE:09.09.2009 Between: M. Kondaiah ... Petitioner and The District Collector, Guntur, and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18824 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 to 3 in giving incharge of the fair price shop of Kattamuru village, Sattenapalli Mandal, Guntur District to 4th respondent herein, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, to direct respondents 1 to 3 to give authorisation to him. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he was appointed as a fair price shop dealer of Kattamuru village, Sattenapalli Mandal, Guntur District by the Revenue Divisional officer, Guntur - 3rd respondent on 30.06.2008. Subsequently, though he has complied with the directions with regard to issue of authorisation, the 3rd respondent has not issued authorisation to him. While so, as against his appointment, one of the unsuccessful candidates preferred an appeal before the Joint Collector, Guntur - 2nd respondent, who, by an order dated 15.06.2009, allowed the appeal setting aside his appointment as fair price shop dealer of Kattamuru village by the 3rd respondent. Challenging the same, he approached the District Collector, Guntur - 1st respondent and filed a revision along with a petition seeking suspension of operation of the said order, but so far the 1st respondent has not passed any order thereon. On the other hand, respondents 1 to 3 are taking steps to give authorisation to 4th respondent. Aggrieved by the same, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. Having considered the submissions made by both the learned counsel and having regard to the fact that the petitioner has exercised the option of filing revision before the 1st respondent seeking to set aside the order dated 15.06.2009 passed by the 2nd respondent, in the month of July, 2009 and the same is pending, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the revision at the earliest. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If for any reason, the revision is not disposed of within the stipulated time, the 3rd respondent shall give temporary authorisation to the petitioner for running the fair price shop of Kattamuru village, Sattenapalli Mandal, Guntur District, during pendency of the revision. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 9th September, 2009 NOTE: Furnish CC by tomorrow. (b/o) CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18824 of 2009 (Disposed of) 9th September, 2009 NOTE: Furnish CC by tomorrow. (b/o) CBS