IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.13768 of 2000 Between: 1 G. Venkatapathi Rao, S/o. G.Lingaiah. aged about 35 years, Advertisement Department, Eenadu, Rapthadu, Ananthapur. 2 Ramoji Rao, S/o. Late Sri Venkat Subba Rao, aged about 63 years, Chief Editor, Ushodaya Publications, 6-3-570, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Jawahar Study Circle, Rep. by its Director G.Srinivasulu, S/o G. Sajneevarayudu R/o H.No. 9/36-A, Gulzarpet, Anantapur. 2 The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of A.P., Hyderabad. .....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 or Mandamus or other appropriate order or direction in the nature of writ declaring the order dated 09/05/2000 in O.P.No.154/1996 on the file of the Hon'ble District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Anantapur, as arbitrary, discriminatory and without jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.B.NALIN KUMAR Counsel for Respondent No.1: None appeared. Counsel for Respondent No.2: G.P. FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Sudershan Reddy) The petitioners have already preferred an appeal before the State Commission against the orders in O.P. No.154 of 1996 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Anantapur. The present writ petition has been filed only for the limited purpose of obtaining interim order in view of the fact that at the relevant time the State Commission was not functioning. The appeal stated to have been preferred by the petitioners shall be disposed of by the Commission on its own merits, if the same is not yet disposed of. The petitioners shall continue to have the advantage of the interim order earlier granted by this Court but only until the disposal of the appeal. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of without any order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:01-11-2004. ___________________________ K.C. BHANU, J PV To 1) The Registrar, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of A.P., Hyderabad. 2) The President, District Consumer Forum, Ananthapur. 3) Two C.Cs. to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 4) Two C.Ds.