THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.12781 OF 2010 DATED:08.06.2010 Between: Y.Anjaiah .. Petitioner And The Director of Civil Supplies, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.12781 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is statedly the dealer of Fair Price Shop (FPS) No.101 at Kapra Village having about 2441 cards. By a notification, dated 28.05.2010, the third respondent invited applications for appointment of FPS dealers in Kapra Village numbered as 101/A. It appears that there was a bifurcation by the District Collector. Aggrieved by the notification issued by the third respondent, the petitioner preferred an appeal to the first respondent. Even before the same is pending, the present Writ Petition is filed. This Court heard counsel for the petitioner and the Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. It is well settled that the citizens cannot claim simultaneously a remedy provided in a statute and the remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution of India (see Bombay Region Development Authority v Gokul Patel[1]). Therefore, the Writ Petition is misconceived. However, this Court observes that the first respondent may dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible within a period of four weeks from today. The petitioner may approach the first respondent along with the copy of this order. The Writ Petition, with the above observations, is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 08.06.2010 KH [1] (1995) 1 SCC 642