THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 16556 OF 2008 Dated: 30-08-2011 Between: Smt. K. Kavitha ... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar and three others ... RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 16556 OF 2008 ORDER: The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking the following relief: “………to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Proceedings No.CS1(a)/230/2008, dated 26-6-2008 (communicated through Letter No.CS1(a)/230/2008 Dated 3-7-2008) on the file of the 1st respondent confirming the proceedings of 2nd respondent in Case No. CS1(a)/776/2006, dated 14-2-2008 is illegal, void and against the principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same directing the respondents to continue the petitioner as Fair Price Shop Dealer of Yamki Village, Dowlathabad Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District in the interests of justice and to pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” It is stated that the petitioner was appointed as a fair price shop dealer of Yamki Village before her marriage. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narayanpet, the 3rd respondent herein issued show cause notice dated 31-07-2006 calling for explanation from the petitioner as to why fair price shop authorisation standing in her name shall not be terminated as she is not residing in the village for which the fair price shop was meant. After considering the explanation submitted by the petitioner, the 3rd respondent passed orders dated 23-10-2006 cancelling her authorisation on the ground that after her marriage, she left the village and not residing therein. The petitioner carried the matter by way appeal before the Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, the 2nd respondent herein which ended in its dismissal by order dated 14-02-2008 and the same was also confirmed by the resivisional authoritiy i..e, the District Collector, Mahaboobnagar, the 1st respondent herein in Case No. CS1(a)/230/2008, dated.26-06-2008. Hence the writ petition. In this writ petition, it is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that no valid reasons have been assigned to cancel the authorisation of the petitioner. A detailed counter affidavit is filed by the 3rd respondent stating that after her marriage with one Sri Karunakar Reddy of Peddapur Village of Maddur Mandal, the petitioner left the village and her name was also enrolled in the voters list at serial No.1305 of Polling Station 776 of Lingalched in which polling station the area of her husband’s village Peddapur is included. It is also stated in the counter affidavit that in view of cancellation of authorisation of the petitioner, after conducting interviews on 22-07-2008, one Sri Pakeerappa was appointed as fair price shop dealer in her place. In view of the averments made in the counter affidavit and in view of the fact that after her marriage, the petitioner is not residing in Yamki Village and is residing in Peddapur Village along with her husband, the authorisation of the petitioner was rightly cancelled by the primary authority which was also confirmed by the appellate and revisional authorities. Therefore, I do not find any illegality warranting interference by this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 30-08-2011 ks