HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.19800 of 2005 Dated 22nd September, 2005 Between: R.Sagar Rao and 10 others .. Petitioner And The Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Dept., Civil Supply Bhavan, Punjagutta Hyderabad and 3 others .. Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No.19800 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing new Ration Cards without mentioning the Kerosene N.R. number as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, has stated that as regards the existing ration cards, though N.R. dealer number is not printed on the coupon and the ration card, the standing instruction is that the quota of kerosene pertaining to the existing cards will be released to the old NR dealers only and the white card holders are required to collect their kerosene from the old existing NR dealers. Accordingly, for the month of September 2005, the allotment of kerosene oil has been made to the existing N.R. dealers without any reduction of quota over the last month. Recording the said submission, a direction is given to the respondents to continue to supply the kerosene oil in future also until the Government takes a policy decision. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. No costs. _______________ 22.09.2005 bcj