IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1374 of 2009 Between: Smt.C.Girijamma W/o.Nagaraju R/o.Giddabommanahalli village, Rolla Mandal, Ananthapur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Ananthapur 2 The Sub Collector, Penukonda, Ananthapur District 3 The Tahsildar, Rolla Mandal, Ananthapur District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction, declaring the impugned order dated 16.1.2009 in D.Dis.No.4/2008 C on the file of the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of principles of natural justice and award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.RANGA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1374 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the order dated 16.01.2009 passed by the 2nd respondent- Sub Collector, Penukonda, Ananthapur District, as arbitrary and illegal. Under the impugned order dated 16.01.2009, the authorization of the petitioner as fair price shop dealer of Giddabommanahalli Village, Rolla Mandal of Anantapur District, was cancelled by the 2nd respondent, after conducting enquiry into certain irregularities alleged to have been committed by her. The petitioner contends that no irregularities were committed by her, that no proper enquiry was conducted and that her authorization has been illegally cancelled for trivial charges. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. It is to be noted that, against the impugned order dated 16.01.2009, the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent- Joint Collector, Anantapur, and the same is pending. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent- Joint Collector, Anantapur, is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, till the disposal of the said appeal, the impugned order dated 16.01.2009 shall not be given effect to and the petitioner shall be permitted to run the fair price shop in question as usual. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 30th January, 2009. Note:- Issue CC in three days. BO IBL