IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18028 of 2008 Between: Sk. Khuddus Basha S/o. Abdul SBasheer R/o. Kovur Town and Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Collector, Nellore District, Nellore. 2 The Joint Collector, Nellore District, Nellore 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Nellore District. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.KRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents not to fill up the vacancy of fair price shop No.12 of Kovur Town and Mandal, Nellore District, in pursuance of notification dated 01-07-2008. The limited grievance of the petitioner, whose authorization was cancelled by respondent No.3 and confirmed by respondent No.2, is that while his revision is pending before respondent No.1, respondent No.3 has taken steps to fill up the vacancy on a permanent basis. Sri P.Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that if such a step is taken, the third party interests will come in. On an earlier occasion, the petitioner filed a writ petition with the same grievance. The learned Judge dismissed the same on the ground that there was no basis for the apprehension that the fair price shop vacancy will be filled up on permanent basis and liberty was given to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedies as and when such notification is issued. The petitioner filed a press report, in which it is stated that in respect of 56 fair price shop dealerships, which are vacant in Kavali Division, interviews are scheduled to be held on 19-08-2008. Since the petitioner’s revision is pending before respondent No.1, interests of justice would be met if the respondents are directed not to fill up the vacancy relating to fair price shop No.12 of Kovur Town till the disposal of the revision by respondent No.1. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to dispose of the revision petition, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and to respondent No.3 not to fill up the vacancy of fair price shop No.12 of Kovur Town and Mandal, Nellore District till the disposal of the revision by respondent No.1. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.23466 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 19th August, 2008 Note: Issue operative portion by wire at party’s cost vrn