THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.27281 of 2008 ORDER: 1 This Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction by way of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in changing the dealership temporarily granted to the petitioner with regard to the fair price shop of Pattur village in Khajipet Mandal of Kadapa District as illegal and arbitrary. 2 The petitioner was appointed as fair prices shop dealer on temporary basis for Pattur village in Khajipet Mandal of Kadapa District by proceedings in reference No.C/305/2004 dated 04.08.2004 of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa. On medical grounds the petitioner wanted leave for a period of one month. The Tahsildar sent a report to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa in Ref.No.B/4/2009 dated 09.01.2009 to keep the adjacent fair price shop dealer of Kotanguruvayapalli as incharge to the fair price shop of Pattur Village. After the leave period, when the authorisation was not restored to the petitioner he approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 3 This court by way of interim order dated 16.12.2008 directed the respondents to allow the petitioner to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders attached to the fair price shop of Pattur village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa district, provided no other temporary dealer is appointed to the said fair price shop. 4 Since the petitioner himself is the temporary dealer, he has no right to seek continuance. Inasmuch as it is reported that in view of the interim order passed by this Court dated 16.12.2008, the petitioner is being continued to distribute the essential commodities, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the present Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents to continue the petitioner to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders of Pattur Village, Khajipet Mandal in Kadapa District till the appropriate permanent arrangement is made. It is made clear that if the vacancy is not filled up on permanent basis, it is open for the respondents to fill up the permanent vacancy by issuing necessary notification. Till such appropriate arrangement is made on permanent basis, the arrangement, which exists as of now, shall be continued. 5 Subject to the above observation, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ------------------------ R.Subhash Reddy, J. 21.09.2011 Kvsn