HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19347 of 2008 Date : 27.10.2011 Between : Rayarakula Ravi. …..Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narasampet Division & another. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19347 of 2008 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the notification, dated 20th August 2008, issued by the 1st respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Narasampet, in Rc.No.B/1395/2007, to the extent of reserving the shop at Serial No.9, to OC (General) category. It is the case of the petitioner that he belongs to BC category and he challenges the action of respondents in reserving the vacancy of fair price shop dealer for the newly created fair price shop, to OC category, on the ground that there is shortfall in BC reservations. When the matter is taken up, the learned counsel for petitioner has produced the tabular form, indicating that in Narasampet division, there are totally 205 fair price shops. As per the guidelines issued by the respondents, only 25% of shops in the revenue division are to be reserved to BC category, but out of the total of 205 shops in Narasampet division, already 82 shops are held by the persons belonging to BC category. So far as OCs are concerned, only 56 shops are held by them, and thus, there is a shortfall with regard to open category in the division. In view of shortfall in OC category and excess shops held by the persons belonging to BC category as much as 82 shops are held by them, I do not find any illegality in the impugned notification, warranting interference. For the aforesaid reasons, I do not find any merit in the writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th October 2011 ajr