The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.26065 of 2009 Order: With the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioner, who was a fair price shop dealer for shop No.2 of Botlapalem Village, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District, filed this Writ Petition questioning the cancellation order, dated 21-11-2009, passed by the second respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer. It is her case that she has been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders since ten years without any complaints and that the impugned cancellation order was passed on the ground that she is not residing in that village and that the shop is being run by one Varra Koteswara Rao. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner alone is supplying the essential commodities and that the statements made to that affect by the ration card holders of the said shop were not considered by the second respondent before passing the impugned cancellation order and that Varra Koteswara Rao is the petitioner’s brother. It is further submitted that the petitioner has already filed an appeal along with an interim stay application before the first respondent-appellate authority on 25-11-2009 and that the same are pending consideration. In view of pendency of the appeal filed by the petitioner before the first respondent-appellate authority, it is not desirable to record any definite finding on the legality or otherwise of the impugned cancellation order at this stage. Inasmuch as it is stated that the petitioner has been fair price shop dealer from the last ten years and as the impugned cancellation order was passed only on the ground that her brother was supplying the essential commodities in her place, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent-appellate authority to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and to continue the petitioner as a dealer of the fair price shop in question till disposal of the said appeal. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Dated 1st December, 2009 Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow. (B/o) lur