IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.25765 of 2006 Between: G.V.S.Bhaskar. … Petitioner. And The District Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.Venkatesh. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies. This Court made the following: ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner questioned the proposals of respondent No.2 for bifurcation of his fair price shop No.29 of Gollagaruvu village, Katrenikona Mandal, East Godavari District, by creating a new shop, mainly on the ground that the same is in contravention of Government Memo No.148/CSI/99-1, dated 22-1-2009, where under the Government prescribed 350 cards as the minimum in rural areas after bifurcation to ensure viability. At the hearing, learned counsel for both the parties stated that while the bifurcation proposals were not proceeded with in view of the interim order granted by this Court, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.35 on 17-9-2007. Inasmuch as the proposals to bifurcate the existing fair price shop have not fructified due to intervention of this Court and revised policy having come into force during the pendency of this Writ Petition, it would be in the interest of justice that the respondents reconsider the proposals for bifurcation in the light of the revised guidelines contained in G.O.Ms.No.35. If the respondents still persist with bifurcation, they shall issue notice to the petitioner and after considering his objections, if any filed by him, objectively, they shall take a decision. The impugned proceedings are accordingly set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of in the manner as above. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:16-6-2009 MNR