IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE P R E S E N T THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU * * * WP.No.21722 OF 2005 Between: Kopuri Rama Rao, s/o.Laxminarayana, Aged about 30 years, r/o. Kapugallu (v), Kodad Mandal, Nalgonda district. … Petitioner Versus The Revenue Divisional Officer, Suryapet Revenue Division, Suryapet, Nalgonda District & Anr. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. Veerepalli Brahmaiah Chowdary Counsel for the Respondents: GP for Revenue O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to declare the Procdgs.No.D/798/2005 dated 06-9-2005 issued by the first respondent appointing the second respondent as dealer of fair price shop no.3 of Kapugallu village of Kodad Mandal in Nalgonda district as illegal, arbitrary, violation of condition no.6 as stipulated in the notification dated 14-7-2005 and consequently set aside the impugned proceedings. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the first respondent in accordance with law on the representation dated 03-9-2005 of the villagers seeking to appoint eligible person as fair price shop dealer of Kapugallu village on the ground that the second respondent along with others are involved in Cr.No.106/2005 of Kodad Rural Police Station and along with the second respondent and others who are involved in the said crime were sent in judicial custody and the police after completion of investigation filed charge sheet in the above crime. Without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent to take appropriate decision on the representation dated 03-9-2005 submitted by the villagers on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after issuing notice to the second respondent. With the above direction, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. OCTOBER 05th, 2005. -------------------- I s L. K.C. BHANU , J.