THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17384 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner, who is an authorized Fair Price Shop Dealer of Pamireddypalli Village, Peddamandadi Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, questioned the proceedings bearing No.CS1/1408/2009, dated 08.06.2010, issued by the second respondent - District Collector, Mahabubnagar. The Tahsildar, Peddamandadi, has submitted proposals for bifurcation of Fair Price Shop of Pamireddypalli by creating one Fair Price Shop at Pamireddypalli and another at Pamireddypalli Thanda. Existing Fair Price Shop at Pamireddypalli Village was attached with 840 ration cards. On the ground that 245 S.T. cardholders of Pamireddypalli Thanda have to walk 4 kms to get their essential commodities from the existing Fair Price Shop, such proposals were sent. However, the second respondent by the impugned proceedings, ordered for bifurcation of existing Fair Price Shop, attached 298 cards to the existing fair price shop at Pamireddypalli and 245 cards to another shop at Pamireddypalli and ordered for creating one more shop in the same Village with 297 cards. It is the grievance of the petitioner that questioning the impugned proceedings, he has already filed appeal/representation before the first respondent - Director of Civil Supplies, Hyderabad. In spite of the same, the respondents are taking steps for bifurcation, as such, he approached this Court. This Court on 21.07.2010, while issuing notice before admission, directed the respondents not to take further steps in creating other two shops by dividing the cards attached to the petitioner’s shop. Even from a perusal of the counter-affidavit, it is clear that there are 245 S.T. Cardholders in Pamireddypalli Thanda, which is about 4 kms away from the existing Fair Price Shop at Pamireddypalli Village, and if such 245 S.T. cardholders were detached from the Fair Price Shop of the petitioner, 595 cards will be remained, which is in accordance with the norms notified by the Government for viability to run a Fair Price Shop. As much as it is stated that the petitioner has already preferred appeal before the first respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent/appellate authority to consider such appeal to the extent of having one more shop in Pamireddypally Village itself and decide the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till appropriate final orders are passed, no further steps shall be taken to locate another shop in Pamireddypalli Village. However, it is open to the respondents to locate a Fair Price Shop at Pamireddypalli Thanda for the benefit of 245 S.T. cardholders. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 7th OCTOBER, 2010. kvni