IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27636 of 2009 Between: George Sekhar ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Special Grade Deputy Collector/Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranga Reddy Distrcit and antoher. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27636 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner’s father was the authorized fair price shop dealer of shop No.28 at Lemuru village, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Due to mis-fourtue, he was died on 23-08-2009 and hence, the petitioner approached the appointing authority i.e. 1st respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranga Reddy District, and made an application requesting to appoint him as the fair price shop dealer, in place of his father, on compassionate grounds, but, however, as no orders have been passed, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the authorities are having power to permit the petitioner to continue as the fair price shop dealer on temporary basis as provided for in G.O.Ms.No.53, dated 16-10-2003. It is his further contention that as per the said G.O. when the father dies, the son’s case, if qualified, shall also be considered on compassionate grounds. 4. The appointment made on the compassionate grounds is entirely different and the same cannot be made applicable to the cases like the authorization of the fair price shop dealers. Further, this Court cannot rely upon the said G.O. for the reason that in sub clause (12), Clause 5 of the latest A.P. State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008, there is a strict prohibition in appointing the legal heirs, which reads as under: “(12): In the event of the death of the Fair Price Shop Dealer/Nominated Retailer/Hawker, the authorization issued shall stand cancelled and the legal heirs of the deceased are not entitled to transfer of authorization.” 5. Accordingly, I see no merits in this writ petition. However, as and when the next Notification is issued, the petitioner also can make an application and when he makes an application, the respondents authorities may consider his case sympathetically and pass appropriate orders thereon. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ December 18, 2009 kvr