IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD Friday, the 12th day of November Two Thousand and Nine PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CONTEMPT CASE No.1504 of 2010 Between: Ashish … Petitioner And The Chief Rationing Officer and others … Respondents This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CONTEMPT CASE No.1504 OF 2010 ORDER:- This Court by order, dated 24.11.2009, dismissed the W.P.No.21690 of 2009 holding that a legal representative of the deceased dealer cannot claim as a matter of right to appoint him as a dealer in place of his deceased father. But, however, it was observed that as and when a notification is issued by the respondents for filling up of the said vacancy on permanent basis, the petitioner also can make an application and the respondents may consider the case of the petitioner sympathetically provided he satisfies the other requirements on par with others. The present contempt case has been filed stating that though the said order was passed as early as on 24.11.2009, so far no notification as such has been issued. On notice, a detailed counter has been filed by the respondents stating that the respondents and their staff were fully engaged in the door to door survey of House Hold supply cards program as per the Government instructions since November, 2009 to weed out bogus cards. It is further submitted that as and when the notification is issued for permanent appointment of new kerosene dealer, the petitioner also can submit application as per the eligibility requirements for appointment as dealer. In that view of the matter, this Court is of the view that absolutely there is no contempt of the order passed this Court. However, the respondents are hereby directed to expedite the process of issuing a notification at the earliest within a period of two months, so that the petitioner also can make an application. With the above direction, this Contempt Case is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 12th November 2010 lmv