IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6269 of 2008 Between: Nakkala Nagalakshmi … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole, Prakasam District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri I. Koti Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6269 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside proceedings No. Rc.C/458/2008, dated 08.03.2008 passed by respondent No.2. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer. On the allegation that she indulged in diversion of rice meant for public distribution, her fair price shop authorization was suspended by respondent No.2 vide the impugned proceedings. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the quantity of 20.45 quintals of rice allegedly meant for public distribution was seized at Kadavakuduru railway crossing and following the said seizure the petitioner’s shop was inspected by the Tahsildar, Chinaganjam and he claimed to have detected certain irregularities in running the shop by the petitioner. On the allegations contained in the impugned proceedings, respondent No.2 suspended the petitioner’s authorization on the basis of prima facie case. The petitioner filed appeal along with stay application before respondent No.1. Admittedly, the said appeal and the stay application are pending before him. Having heard Sri I. Koti Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, I am of the view that since the petitioner’s appeal and application for stay are pending before respondent No.1, it is not appropriate for this Court to consider the validity or otherwise of the order of suspension passed by respondent No.2 on merits at this stage. The writ petition is therefore disposed of directing respondent No.1 to dispose of the application filed by the petitioner for stay of order of respondent No.2, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.8175 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 25.03.2008 Note- Issue CC in three days. B/o. ES