HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.17798 of 2007 Date: 08-12-2011 Between Seelam Annavaram and 5 others … Petitioners and The Joint Collector, East Godavari district and 3 others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.17798 of 2007 Order: Heard Sri P.Udaya Bhaskara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents 1 to 3. 2. This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the orders of the Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, East Godavari district at Kakinada, passed in Reference No.V12/CS/503/2007, dated 20-7-2007. 3. The 4th respondent herein is a Fair Price Shop Dealer for distribution of essential commodities for Shop No.3 of Ramachandrapuram Town and Mandal of East Godavari district. On certain allegations, his authorization was cancelled by the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Rajahmundry, vide proceedings in D.Dis.E/3450/2006, dated 28-5-2007. As against the same, the 4th respondent carried the matter by way of an appeal before the Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, East Godavari district at Kakinada. The appellate authority by order dated 20-7-2007 allowed the said appeal. Questioning the order of the appellate authority, the petitioners, who are the cardholders, have filed this writ petition. 4. When the matter is taken up, it is represented by the learned Government Pleader that after passing of the orders by the Joint Collector, during the pendency of this writ petition, the 4th respondent has resigned as dealer on 23-6-2010 and in his place, one Shaik Mahaboob Subhani was appointed as dealer on temporary basis. 5. When the 4th respondent himself has resigned as dealer, no cause survives for the petitioners for adjudication on the merits of the matter to invalidate the order of the appellate authority. As it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the 4th respondent has already resigned as dealer on 23-6-2010 and one Shaik Mahaboob Subhani was appointed as temporary dealer, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, to fill up the said vacancy on regular basis as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 5 (ﬁve) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if the temporary dealer is eligible for appointment, this order will not preclude the respondents to consider his case also along with other applicants for appointment as dealer on permanent basis. 6. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. 08th December, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.17798 of 2007 08th December, 2011. (Ak)