IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6349 of 2008 Between: Grandhi Subba Rao, S/o. Ramaiah, Hindu, R/o.Fair Price Shop Dealer, Shop No.2, Buchireddipalem, Nellore District. ...PETITIONER AND The Tahsildar, Buchireddipalem Mandal, Buchireddipalem, Nellore District. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SAI GANGADHAR CHAMARTY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6349 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare proceedings dated 07.03.2008 of respondent, whereby he cancelled the Fair Price Shop authorization of the petitioner. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies fairly conceded that respondent has no jurisdiction to cancel the Fair Price Shop license and that only the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is the appointing authority, has the power to pass order of cancellation. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order is quashed. Liberty is given to the appointing authority to take appropriate action, if they so choose _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 26th March 2008 RRB