IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.7532 of 2009 Between: Azmeera Boopathi Nayak, S/o. Seshumal Naik, R/o. Vattimalla Village, Konaraopet Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Karimnagar. 2 The Joint Collector, Karimangar. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sircilla Mandal, Karimangar District. 4 The Tahsildar (Mandal Revenue Officer), Konaraopet Mandal, Karimnagar 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 or order/s more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not disposing off the appeal and stay petition in Appeal No. G4/603/2008 as being arbitrary and unconstitutional and Consequently direct the 2nd respondent to pass orders forthwith in appeal No. G4/603/2008 filed by the petitioner and deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.VIJAYSEN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.7532 of 2009 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. The only grievance of the petitioner is that, challenging the order dated 02.04.2008 passed by the 3rd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Sircilla, cancelling the authorization held by him as dealer of the fair price shop No.4016 of Azmeera Thanda of Vattimalla Village, Konaraopet Mandal of Karimnagar District, he preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent- Joint Collector, Karimnagar, along with a stay petition, as early as on 19.04.2008, but till date neither stay is granted nor the appeal is disposed of, and the representations submitted by him to the 2nd respondent, seeking disposal of the appeal, have not been acted upon. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent- Joint Collector, Karimnagar, is directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioner, against the order dated 02.04.2008 passed by the 3rd respondent, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the orders to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 15th April, 2009. IBL