IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.1394 of 2008 Between: Smt.Siram Jhansi Rani, W/o Macherla Poorna Chandra Rao, R/o Rambhotlapalem (V), Cherukupalli (M), Guntur District. ...PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Guntur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thenali, Guntur District. 3 The Tahsildar, Cherukupalli Mandal, Guntur District. 4 Kothamasu Lalitha Kumari, W/o Bhadraiah, R/o Rambhotlapalem (V), Cherukupalli Mandal, Guntur District. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt.C.Vani Reddy Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent 4: None Appeared The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.1394 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings of respondent No.2 in Rc.No.1677/2006-K dated 29.12.2007 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guide lines issued by respondent No.2 in Rc.No.1677/2006-K dated 29.01.2007. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to respondent No.2 to appoint the petitioner as Fair Price Shop Dealer at Rambhotlapalem Village, Cherukupally Mandal, Guntur District by setting aside the above mentioned proceedings dated 29.12.2007. This Writ Petition deserves to be dismissed without going into the merits because, against the order by which respondent No.4 is appointed as Fair Price Shop Dealer and which is questioned in this Writ Petition, the petitioner has a right of appeal under Clause 20 (1) of the A.P. Public Distribution System (Control Orders), 2001. Ordinarily, this Court would not entertain any Writ Petition filed bypassing an efficacious remedy of appeal. The petitioner has not made out any case for this Court to make a departure from this Rule. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Liberty is given to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy of appeal. _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 24th March 2008 RRB