IN THE HIGH OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SSEVEN P R E S E N T THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA * * * WRIT PETITION No.16948 of 2007 Between: S.Shantha Kumari … Petitioner Versus The Joint Collector, Kurnool, Kurnool District & Ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri S. Satyanarayana Rao Counsel for the Respondents: Govt.Pleader for Civil Supplies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. S. NARAYANA WP.NO.16948 of 2007 O R D E R The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the entire action of the second and third respondents in the matter of allotments of newly created Fair Price Shops in Nandyal Town according to their whims and to their own personnel without following due procedure and without issuing any sort of notification, interview etc., and not considering the application of the petitioner dated 13-1- 2007 along with others as highly illegal, arbitrary, and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner for the allotment of fair price shop dealer in Nandyal town and to pass such other suitable orders. 2. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. 3. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies had taken notice on 09-8-2007 and requested time to get instructions. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies would submit that there was no notification issued as such and the petitioner voluntarily made the application. 4. It is needless to say that the petitioner is at liberty to make application in accordance with law whenever due notification is issued in this regard. 5. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. JUSTICE P . S. NARAYANA . 17 / 9 / 2007 IsL.