IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 22344 of 2009 Between: P.Venkatesulu ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram Revenue Division, Anantapur District and another. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 22344 of 2009 ORDER : According to the petitioner, he is the fair price shop dealer of Pillalapally village, Brahmasamudram Mandal, and that the total ration cards in the village are only 497, but whereas in the meeting conducted under the supervision of 1st respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram Revenue Division, the number of ration cards are shown as 673 and it was decided in the said meeting that fair price shop No.15 of Pillalapally village is to be bifurcated into two shops. Apprehending that the respondents may bifurcate the fair price shop into two shops, which is contrary to the G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17-09-2009, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, submits that as of now, the District Collector, Anantapur District, has not passed any orders bifurcating the said shop into two shops. 4. Recording the same, the writ petition is disposed of, but, however, if the shop is bifurcated into two, it is left open to the petitioner to question the same. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J October 27, 2009 kvr