IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2839 of 2011 Between: M. Ramshetty ..... Petitioner AND State of A.P., rep., by Secretary, Civil Supplies Department. Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Ms. D. Pramada Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2839 of 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.2 in disposing of the petitioner’s appeal, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Ms. D. Pramada, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The petitioner’s fair price shop authorization was cancelled by respondent No.4 vide his order dated 19.05.2007. Questioning the said order, the petitioner filed an appeal before respondent No.2 on 28.06.2007. As no interim order therein was granted, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No.21694 of 2007, which was disposed of by this Court on 11.10.2007 directing respondent No.2 to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal within four weeks. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the said order and several representations made by him, respondent No.2 has not disposed of the appeal. The petitioner further averred that respondent No.2 has sent notice dated 22.06.2009 to him mentioning 25.06.2009 as date of hearing and that the appeal has not been disposed of. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, submitted that the appeal before respondent No.2 is pending and that the same will be disposed of within two weeks. From the facts noted above, I do not find any justification whatsoever in respondent No.2 keeping the appeal pending notwithstanding the direction given by this Court to dispose of the same within four weeks as far back as 11.10.2007. However, keeping in view the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the appeal, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the order. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.3517 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 11.02.2011 ES