THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7236 of 2010 30.03.2010 Between: G.Janakamma ….Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, Anantapur District and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7236 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a dealer of fair price shop (FPS) of S.Kondapuram, Village, Bukkarayasamudram Mandal, Ananthapur District. By proceedings dated 25.02.2010, the Tahsildar, second respondent herein, suspended the authorisation acting on report of the Mandal Revenue Inspector-I, that the petitioner failed to distribute essential commodities to cardholders properly, and that there were stock variations in the shop. It is also alleged that the petitioner failed to maintain registers properly. Aggrieved by the suspension order, the present writ petition is filed. Counsel for petitioner made submissions. He contends that under the proviso to clause 5(7) of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008, (Control Order, for brevity), the Tahsildar is competent to suspend the authorisation for a period of ninety days. As the impugned order does not specify the period, the same is unsustainable. The submission cannot be accepted. Whether the impugned order contains such a clause as to the validity of the suspension or not, as per the proviso to clause 5(7) of the Control Order, the power of Tahsildar is restricted to the extent of suspending the authorisation for a period of ninety days. Therefore, the submission is misconceived. Insofar as other contentions on merits are concerned, the petitioner has an effective remedy of appeal to Revenue Divisional Officer under clause 20(1) of the Control Order. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to go into the merits. The writ petition is therefore dismissed giving liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal before first respondent within a period of one week from today. As and when the appeal is filed first respondent shall pass orders within a period of four weeks thereafter and if any application is made for stay, the same shall be disposed of immediately within three days after filing of appeal. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.03.2010 Pln Note: Issue CC by 02.04.2010 (By order) pln