THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 26694 OF 2007 DATED: 17.12.2007 Between: K.Ranganatha Babu Petitioner And The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, A.P.Civil Supplies Bhavan, Hyderabad and another. Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 26694 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a declaration that the order dated 5.12.2007 in Rc.No.K2/668/2007 of the 2nd respondent – Joint Collector, Ananthapur is arbitrary, illegal and unjust and against the provisions of A.P.Petroleum Products Order, 1980. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The petitioner was granted licence as Kerosene Wholesale Dealer in the year 1981. His dealership was suspended basing on the charges mentioned in the suspension-cum-show cause notice dated 5.12.2007, issued by the 2nd respondent. It is stated that against the said order, the petitioner has already filed an appeal before the 1st respondent vide Appeal No.E2/8788/2007 along with a stay petition and that the stay petition was dismissed and that the appeal is still pending. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner expeditiously, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _______________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE:17.12.2007 Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow. msv