THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 15857 of 2009 ORDER : This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings Dt.23.07.2009 in Rc.F/530/09 issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer,Kandukur, Prakasam District as illegal and arbitrary and consequently set aside the same with a direction to respondents to continue the supply of stocks to the petitioner’s fair price shop. 2. The brief facts are that the petitioner is a dealer of fair price shop of Anikepudi Village, Marripudi Mandal, Prakasam District and distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders since 1987. On 14.07.2009 respondent No.4 has conducted inspection of the fair price shop of the petitioner and suspended the authorization of the petitioner on 20.03.2007 on the ground that he is selling the stocks at higher prices. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3. Apparently, the petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy i.e., the appeal before the Joint Collector and the petitioner without exhausting the said remedy, approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. For this reason, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 4. Therefore, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. However, the petitioner is hereby directed to file an appeal before the Joint Collector along with a petition to stay of suspension order dated 23.07.2009 within a period of two(2) weeks from today and on such filing of the appeal along with the petition to stay of suspension order dated 23.07.2009, the appellate authority is hereby directed to decide the said stay petition within a period of one week thereafter. Till such time, the said order of suspension dated 23.07.2009 is kept under suspension. 5. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J August 5, 2009 KSH