THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27281 of 2010 Date: 03.11.2010 Between: Smt. S. Anuradha ..... Petitioner AND The Collector, Medak and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K. Raji Reddy Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Certiorari to quash the order dated 18.08.2010 passed by respondentNo.2. At the hearing, Sri K. Raji Reddy, the learned counsel for petitioner, has not disputed that against the order impugned in this writ petition, the petitioner has a remedy of statutory appeal under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 to respondent No.1. The learned counsel, however, submitted that as the petitioner was not given an opportunity of submitting her explanation, the impugned order suffers from violation of principles of natural justice. But, a perusal of the impugned order shows that the petitioner submitted her explanation on 15.05.2010. Whether the petitioner was given a sufficient opportunity of being heard or not needs to be agitated before the appellate authority, who shall consider and adjudicate upon the same along with the merits of the case. In this view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition at this stage. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal before respondent No.1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as the limitation for filing an appeal has expired, his client may be allowed to file the appeal within a reasonable time. Having regard to this request of the learned counsel, the petitioner is permitted to file appeal within a period of two weeks from today. On such filing of the appeal, respondent No.1 shall entertain and dispose of the same, on merits, in accordance with law. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.34853 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 03rd November, 2010 GHN