IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THRUSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.26741 of 2008 Between: T. Kumari & another. … Petitioners And The Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri N. Aswartha Narayana Counsel for respondents 1-3: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26741 of 2008 ORDER:- In this writ petition, the petitioners questioned the appointment of respondent No.4 as fair price shop dealer of Pallennagari Palli Village, Chennakothapalli Mandal, Anantapur District. The petitioners averred that respondent No.2 has not adopted any criteria known to law in selecting and appointing respondent No.4 as temporary dealer. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.2, he sought to justify respondent No.4’s appointment as temporary dealer. In my considered view, it is not necessary for this Court to delve into this aspect for the reason that admittedly a permanent vacancy is in existence. Therefore, there is no point in persisting with temporary dealer while keeping the vacancy unfilled on permanent basis. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the contentions of the parties with the direction to respondent No.2 to notify the vacancy of Pallennagaripalli fair price shop for filling up the same on permanent basis in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and complete the process of selection and appointment within a period of four weeks thereafter. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.35015 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 23.07.2009 ES