HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19257 of 2010 Dated: 06-08-2010 Between: Sri D.V. Prasad. … Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Guntur & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19257 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the order of the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsaraopet, dated 16.07.2010, passed in Rc.2435/2010- CS. Petitioner is an authorised fair price shop dealer in Chilakaluripet town of Narsaraopet Division in Guntur District. The grant of authorisation and further disciplinary actions are governed by the Statutory Control order, namely, the A.P. Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008, framed under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The authorisation of the petitioner is suspended by the impugned order, alleging that about 13 quintals of PDS rice was stocked by the petitioner in the house of one Sri P.Deelip Kumar in Door No.24-149, at Chilakaluripet. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioner that Sri P.Deelip Kumar is also a kirana merchant and that the said rice belongs to him, but the same is not stocked by the petitioner. It is submitted that though an appeal is preferred on 22.07.2010, the appellate authority has not taken any steps for disposal of the appeal. When there is an allegation that the petitioner, being a fair price shop dealer, has stocked about 13 quintals of PDS rice in the house of another person and on the said allegation the impugned order is passed suspending the authorisation, it cannot be said that the order is illegal. Although it is contended by the learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner has nothing to do with the rice kept by Sri Deelip Kumar and that it is not PDS rice, but it is a matter for inquiry. As much as it is stated that the petitioner has also filed an appeal against the impugned order before the appellate authority on 22.07.2010, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 6th August 2010 ajr