THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.33826 of 2011 Date: 22.12.2011 Between: Smt. C. Lakshmi Devi …. Petitioner And The Joint Collector (CS) Kadapa, Kadapa District and others. …. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.33826 of 2011 ORDER: Heard Sri S. Dushyanth Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. Having regard to the short relief sought for by the learned counsel for the petitioner for a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the stay petition filed along with the appeal, this writ petition is disposed of with the consent of both the counsel at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of Uruturu Village, V.N. Palli Mandal, Kadapa District. She has challenged in this writ petition the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa, the 2nd respondent herein, in proceedings Ref.C/2324/2011, dated 13.11.2011 suspending her fair price shop authorisation pending enquiry. 3. The Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Railway Koduru accompanied by the Food Inspector, Rajampet and the Village Revenue Officer inspected the petitioner’s shop on 8.11.2011 and found that the petitioner was not available in the village and the shop was closed. His enquiries in the village revealed that the shop was being run by a benami. A report dated 9.11.2011 to that effect was filed before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa, the 2nd respondent herein, who by means of the impugned order suspended the authorisation of the petitioner pending enquiry. The petitioner states that she has challenged the said order by filing an appeal before the Joint Collector, Kadapa, the 1st respondent herein, along with a stay petition. Since the 1st respondent has not considered the stay petition, the petitioner has filed this writ petition for the aforesaid relief. 4. In view of the admitted fact that the impugned order is already under challenge in the appeal, the petitioner cannot pursue a parallel remedy challenging the same order by filing this writ petition. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that even though the appeal was filed on 28.11.2011 and considerable time has elapsed since then, the 1st respondent has not taken up the matter for consideration, thus causing prejudice to the petitioner. It is, therefore, submitted that the 1st respondent be directed to consider the stay petition within a time frame so as to avoid further prejudice to the petitioner. 6. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has no objection for issuing such direction. 7. Indisputably, the petitioner has filed the appeal along with the stay petition on 28.11.2011 and considerable time has elapsed since then. In matters of this nature, the Statutory authorities are expected to take expeditious steps in order to avoid prejudice to the parties. There does not appear any valid reason for keeping the stay petition pending so far. 8. In the aforesaid circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the stay petition filed by the petitioner along with the appeal against the orders of the 2nd respondent in proceedings Ref.C/2324/2011, dated 13.11.2011 by passing appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 10. In view of disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.42063 of 2011 is dismissed as unnecessary. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J 22nd December, 2011. Js/Msr THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.33826 of 2011 22.12.2011