IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23877 of 2009 Between: 1.M.Viswanadham, S/o M.Ramalingappa, 46 years, Occ: Fair Price shop dealer, at Mokila village, Sankarpally Mandal, R.R. District and 4 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Joint Collector (CS.II), R.R. District at 177 Lakdikapul, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRI PETITION No.23877 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to set aside the notifications issued by the 2nd respondent in proceedings Nos.E/2636/2009, E/2637/2009, E/2638/2009, E/2639/2009 and E/2640/2009 dated 29.10.2009 and consequently sought for a direction to the respondents not to bifurcate the ration cards for establishment of new shops pending enquiry by the authorities for finalization of ration cards after deducting the bogus cards. During the course of hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submits that the petitioners have right of appeal against the impugned order as provided for under G.O.Ms.No.25 Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (CS.IV) Department, dated 18.03.1998. According to the said G.O., any person aggrieved by the order passed by the Collector in respect of Districts and Chief Rationing Officer, Hyderabad, may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, prefer an appeal against such order, to the Director of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Heard both sides. In my considered view, this writ petition is not maintainable since the petitioners have right of appeal against the impugned order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to file an appeal along with an application seeking suspension of the order of bifurcation of the fair price shop, before the Director of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, as provided for under G.O.Ms.No.25 Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (CS.IV) Department, dated 18.03.1998, within a period of two weeks from today and on such appeal being filed, the Director of Civil Supplies shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. In the meanwhile, the notifications issued by the 2nd respondent dated 29.10.2009 are hereby suspended for a period of two weeks. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 06-11-2009 Gsn.