THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31104 of 2010 Date: 10.12.2010 Between: P. Nagajyothi ..... Petitioner AND The District Collector, Chittoor and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri I. Koti Reddy Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside the proceedings dated 12.11.2010 of respondent No.1, whereby the petitioner’s fair price shop has been bifurcated. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned order of bifurcation is contrary to the mandatory guidelines contained in G.O.Ms.No.35 dated 17.09.2007 and therefore, the same is liable to be set aside. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, opposing the above contentions, submitted that the said G.O. contains guidelines not only with reference to the number of cards but also the distance and that where the distance norm is satisfied, the norm relating to number of cards need not be adhered to. Inasmuch as G.O.Ms.No.25 dated 18.03.1998 provides for a right of appeal to the person aggrieved by any order of bifurcation, it is appropriate that the petitioner ventilates her grievance before the appellate authority, which can be in a better position to appreciate it. In the face of availability of this alternative remedy, I am not inclined to exercise this Court’s extraordinary jurisdiction. With liberty to the petitioner as above, the Writ Petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.39574 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10th December, 2010 GHN