IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 12745 of 2005 Between: Pasula Srinivas, S/o. Narsaiah, R/o. Nagaram Village, Parkal Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Warangal, Warangal District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mulug, Warangal District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pakal Mandal, Warangal 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, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Order dated 08-4-2005 in Proceedings No. 1598/2005 passed by the 2nd Respondent where by suspending the authorisation of the petitioner to run Fair Price shop No. 1 of Nagaram Village, Parkal Mandal, Warangal District and also the inaction of the 1st Respondent in not disposing of the appeal or the stay petition filed along with the appeal as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court at the stage of admission made the following: ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is being disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of both the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 2. This Writ Petition is filed against the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer-2nd respondent dated 8.4.2005 suspending the authorization of the petitioner to run the Fair Price Shop No.1 of Nagaram village, Parkal Mandal, Warangal District. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that though he preferred an appeal against the order of the 2nd respondent dated 8.4.2005 to the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Warangal, along with an application seeking stay of the order of the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, neither his stay application nor the appeal is disposed of till date. 4. Needless to state that the remedy of appeal would be rendered futile if the statutory appeals filed are not expeditiously disposed of. The 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Warangal is directed to dispose of either the appeal or the stay application filed along with the appeal, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner is permitted to communicate the order of this Court to the 1st respondent. 5. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. --------------------------- 16.6.2005 SSR Issue copy in two days. (BO) To 1 The Joint Collector, Warangal, Warangal District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mulug, Warangal District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pakal Mandal, Warangal District. 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD}