THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO.16221 OF 2011 DATED:27.8.2011 Between: Smt. Bodapati Sitharavama … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Secretary Civil Supplies Department Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION NO.16221 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking appointment as fair price shop dealer on compassionate grounds. The petitioner states that her husband – Bodapati Venkayya was appointed as regular fair price shop dealer of Shop No.14 of Kotcherla Village. The petitioner having no other source of livelihood, submitted a representation to the Revenue Divisional Officer on 5.4.2011 requesting to allot the shop to her on compassionate grounds. As the said application was not attended to, the petitioner has approached this Court. It is true that there is no provision for appointing fair price shop dealer on compassionate ground. In fact, clause 5(12) of the Andhra Pradesh Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 stipulates that in the event of death of a fair price shop dealer, the authorization issued shall stand cancelled and the legal heir of the deceased is not entitled to transfer of the authorization. Therefore, the petitioner, as of right, is not entitled for any appointment on compassionate grounds. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said authorization of the shop has not been granted in favour of anybody else so far and therefore, he seeks that the petitioner’s case may be considered for appointment as a temporary dealer. Having regard to the said submission, the petitioner is permitted to submit her application to the second respondent seeking appointment as a temporary dealer and on such application being filed, it is for the second respondent to take an appropriate decision. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ NOUSHAD ALI, J 27.8.2011 bnr