IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.6776 of 2007 Between: Satya Sai Mahila Shakti Sangham (DWCRA) Rep., by its Secretary, Smt. Gudala Laxmi, Yendagandi Village, K.Gangavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. … Petitioner And The A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, rep., by its Managing Director, & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri C.V.R. Rudra Prasad Counsel for respondents 2&3: AGP for Civil Supplies Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri K. Sarvabhouma Rao This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6776 of 2007 ORDER:- The petitioner, who was appointed as fair price shop dealer in a vacancy, which arose on account of removal of respondent No.4, filed this writ petition assailing order dated 28.03.2007 passed by respondent No.2 directing respondent No.3 to take away the records of the fair price shop in question and handover the same to respondent No.4. At the hearing, Sri C.V.R. Rudra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned order passed by respondent No.2 is wholly illegal, because the petitioner, who was appointed as a permanent dealer in accordance with the prescribed procedure, was not given an opportunity before restoration of the authorization in favour of respondent No.4. But, a perusal of the impugned order shows that the said order was passed only as a consequential step to implement order dated 06.02.2007 passed by the Joint Collector, East Godavari, Kakinada allowing the appeal filed by respondent No.4. Unless the said order passed by the Joint Collector is questioned by the petitioner, the direction given by respondent No.2 to respondent No.3 to handover the records of the fair price shop in question to respondent No.4 cannot be assailed. In this view of the matter, liberty is given to the petitioner to question order dated 06.02.2007 passed by the Joint Collector, allowing the appeal of respondent No.4. If the petitioner approaches the Joint Collector, he shall supply a copy of his order, referred to above, to enable the petitioner to question the same in an appropriate proceeding. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.8658 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 24.06.2009 ES