IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 26665 of 2005 Between: Smt. P. Uma Lakshmi ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector (Civil Suppliers), Srikakulam, Srikakulam District and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 05.11.2005, in cancelling the dealership of the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The petitioner’s fair price shop dealership of Jada village, G.Sigadam Manda of Srikakulam District has been cancelled by the 2nd respondent by his proceedings dated 05.11.2005. As against the said order, the petitioner has filed an appeal before the 1st respondent on 29.11.2005 along with stay application. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, after obtaining instructions, submitted that the stay application was rejected and the appeal was taken on file. Though the petitioner raised several contentions that she was not furnished required material pursuant to the legal notices issued by her and without giving any reasonable opportunity, the 2nd respondent has passed the impugned cancellation order, I am not inclined to express any opinion on merits of the case, as the appeal is pending before the 1st respondent. It is left open for the petitioner to advance all these contentions before the appellate authority. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal itself, after giving a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 16.12.2005 Dsr