HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 6648 of 2007 DATED: 3-04-2007 Between: A.Anjaneyulu …Petitioner and The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vijayawada and others …Respondents. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 6648 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: By the impugned order dated 1-2-2007, the 1st respondent suspended the authorization of the petitioner as the Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No.223, Krishnalanka-II area of Circle-II, Vijayawada on the allegation, inter alia, that he had unlawfully diverted 423 ltrs. of kerosene as reflected in the variation found between what is recorded in the stock register and on physical verification. Against this order, the petitioner preferred an appeal to the 3rd respondent on 14-3-2007 along with an application for interim relief. The petitioner’s grievance is that the 3rd respondent has failed to dispose of his appeal or his application for interim relief. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies also, directing the 3rd respondent to expeditiously and preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, consider and dispose of either the substantive appeal preferred by the petitioner or the application for interim relief. Nothing in this order shall be construed as an expression by this Court on the merits of the petitioner’s appeal or on his application for interim relief. The 3rd respondent shall pass an order on merits in accordance with his lawful discretion. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 3-04-2007 GRR