IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 12715 OF 2010 Between: Smt. D.Saritha ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam Division, Khammam .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.12715 OF 2010 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent in altering the category of fair price shop dealer of Kondapuram village, Khammam District from OC to SC, is arbitrary and illegal and consequently, to set aside the impugned notification dated 20.05.2010. It is pleaded by the petitioner that the shop in question was originally earmarked under O.C. category and her father-in-law was holding the authorisation till his death on 14.05.2010. It is contended that while notifying vacancy under the impugned notification, the vacancy was wrongly reserved for S.C. category. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam Division in his counter affidavit while furnishing the category wise details of the fair price shop dealers in Khammam Division as on 31.05.2010, stated that there was no shortfall in the category of SCs, STs and PHCs and therefore, steps would be taken for cancellation of the impugned notification and to issue a fresh notification to achieve the percentage in respect of other categories existing as on today. The statement of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam Division in his counter affidavit is placed on record and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to take the steps as stated in the counter affidavit expeditiously and till such time not to make any appointment of dealer for the fair price shop of Kondapuram village on the basis of the impugned notification. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 15.06.2010 G. ROHINI, J Note: Issue CC of order in two days