THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18824 of 2006 ORAL ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that he is the authorized fair price shop dealer of Lumburu village, Palakonda mandal, Srikakulam district. While so, under the impugned order dated 31.8.2006, the respondents passed orders bifurcating the shop into two shops i.e. Fair Price Shop No.1 and Fair Price Shop No.2 of Lumburu village and the shop held by the petitioner is Fair Price Shop No.1 and he has been allotted 350 cards out of 722 cards and the remaining 222 cards were allotted to Fair Price Shop No.2. As on today, no authorization was given to any body in respect of Fair Price Shop No.2. It is the case of the petitioner that due to bifurcation of shop, there will be no viability in running the fair price shop in a remote area. It seems the impugned order was passed on the basis of enquiry purported to have been conducted by the third respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Palakonda and pursuant to his recommendations, the bifurcation was made on the ground that the present dealer/petitioner is not in a position to supply the essential commodities to the cardholders within time. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the first respondent is directed to treat the very writ petition as representation filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same, as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo as on today shall be maintained. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 8.12.2006 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18824 of 2006 8.12.2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18824 of 2006 Date: 8th December, 2006 Between: Seemala Police S/o Surapa Naidu .. Petitioner And The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Srikakulam district, Srikakulam & others. .. Respondents