THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.18745 of 2011 Date: 05.07.2011 Between: N. Sudheer Kumar … Petitioner and The Commissioner, Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.18745 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri Kowturu Vinaya Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner’s father was the Fair Price Shop dealer of Shop No.3, Ramachandrapuram Village and Mandal, Medak District and he died on 6.4.2010. The petitioner claims that he made a representation dated 13.4.2010 to respondent Nos.4 and 5 viz., Revenue Divisional Officer, Sangareddy, and Tahsildar, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Medak District, respectively, to permit him to run the said shop in the capacity of legal representative of the deceased dealer. It appears that based on the legal notice dated 12.3.2011 sent by the petitioner, the 1st respondent-Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, called for the remarks from the 2nd respondent- District Collector, Medak at Sangareddy, by letter dated 25.3.2011. As no further progress has taken place, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking to consider his claim for appointment as dealer in the place of his deceased-father. 3. An authorization granted under the provisions of the A.P. Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 is not heritable. As per Clause 5 (12) of the said Control Order, in the event of the death of a Fair Price Shop dealer, the authorization issued shall stand cancelled and the legal heirs of the deceased are not entitled to transfer of authorization. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that in the vacancy caused due to the demise of the petitioner’s father, so far no appointment of a Fair Price Shop dealer on regular basis has been made. The learned counsel, therefore, submits that the authorities are bound to notify the said vacancy and fill up the same by inviting applications from the eligible candidates. 5. It may be true that if there is a vacancy, the same has to be filled up in accordance with law. It is for the 4th respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Sangareddy to take appropriate steps in that regard. 6. For the foregoing reasons, the petitioner is not entitled to the relief sought for in this writ petition. 7. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 05.07.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.18745 of 2011 05.07.2011 (Msr)