IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.9745 of 2007 Between: Smt. Dasari Rajavva … Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet, Medak District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri B.Lingaiah Yadav Counsel for the respondent : AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 9745 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed questioning the validity of notification dated 20.04.2007, whereby the respondent called for applications for appointment of fair price shop dealer of Tadkapally-1 shop, Siddipet Mandal, Karimnagar District on permanent basis. The ground on which this notification was questioned in the writ petition is that though the petitioner’s authorization was renewed till 31.03.2008, the respondent sought to appoint a fair price shop dealer on permanent basis. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer on temporary basis on 14.05.2003 and that the authorization was renewed up to 31.03.2008. Therefore, irrespective of the nature of the authorization, when it was renewed till 31.03.2008, unless it was cancelled, no vacancy is deemed to have arisen for appointing a dealer on permanent basis. In this view of the matter, the impugned notification cannot be sustained. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted that as the petitioner is still continuing as dealer, the respondent may be restrained from filling up the vacancy. I am afraid, such a request cannot be accepted. As the petitioner was appointed purely on temporary basis, with the expiry of her authorization on 31.03.2008, the respondent shall be free to fill up the vacancy on permanent basis by following due process of law. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.12364 of 2007 and WVMP.No.1555 of 2007 are disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.06.2009 ES