IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 7357 of 2009 Between: Maddula Bhagyalakshmi ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The District Collector, Collectorate, Machilipatnam, Krishna and three others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 7357 of 2009 ORDER: After following the selection process, the petitioner was appointed as a fair price shop dealer of Korukollu village, Kalidindi Mandal, Krishna District, and accordingly proceedings were also issued by the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada, Krishna District, dated 19-08-2008. Questioning the said order of appointment, the 4th respondent herein approached the appellate authority i.e. 2nd respondent-Joint Collector, Machilipatnam, and filed an appeal and the said appeal was allowed by the 2nd respondent by his proceedings, dated 16-03-2009. As against the said order, the petitioner approached the revisional authority i.e. the 1st respondent- District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, and filed a revision along with a petition seeking suspension of the order passed by the 2nd respondent. However, as no orders have been passed by the 1st respondent, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing for R-1 to R-3 and the learned counsel for R-4. 3. This Court while issuing Rule nisi, suspended the orders passed by the 2nd respondent on 08-04-2009. In the light of the interim orders passed by this Court on 08-04-2009, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent-District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, to hear both the parties and dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The interim order granted by this Court on 08-04-2009 shall be in force pending disposal of the said revision. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ November 12, 2009 Kvr