THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Monday, 31st July, 2006 W.P.No.19971 of 1998 Between: M.G. Basha … Petitioner and The Mandal Revenue Officer, Adoni Kurnool District and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.19971 of 1998 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus directing the respondents to restore 201 pink cards and 590 white cards and also restore 104.75 quintals of rice, 15.75 quintals of sugar and 4470 litres of Kerosene to the fair price shop of the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of 14th Ward of Adoni Town since more than 15 years. There are 51 fair price shops in Adoni town. The petitioner was allotted 201 pink cards and 590 white cards. It is his case that 16 pink cards and 39 white cards were reduced and consequently, the respondents reduced the quota of rice, sugar and kerosene oil without any notice to him and the same is arbitrary and illegal. A detailed counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents, wherein it is stated that when it came to the notice of the authorities that there were number of bogus cards in circulation in 14th Ward, a team of Officers not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar was constituted and door to door verification was done with reference to the key register of the Ward. In that verification, it was found that there are 16 pink cards and 39 white cards were bogus one in Ward No.14 of Adoni Town. All these bogus cards were in the name of fictitious persons and no such card holder is existing to collect the ration. Hence, the team had recommended for deletion of 55 cards as bogus or ghost cards vide report dated 11-6-1998. On the basis of the said report, the Joint Collector, Kurnool issued Orders on 20-6-1998 directing the Mandal Revenue Officer, Adoni to delete the said names from the key register. Accordingly, allotment order for the month of July,1998 was issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer on 30-6-1998 allotting commodities to the petitioner only for the genuine cards, reducing the quota to the extent of 16 pink cards and 39 white cards. No reply is filed by the petitioner disputing averments made in the said counter affidavit. In view of the averments in the counter affidavit, which are not controverted by the petitioner, there are no merits in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. 31-7-2006 prk