THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.28054 of 2011 Date: 17.10.2011 Between: Duddi Murali Krishna … Petitioner and The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.28054 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri P. Kasi Nageswara Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner claims to have been provisionally selected as a Fair Price Shop dealer of Shop No.357 situated at Ward No.41, Ashapuvanipalem, Kancharapalem Post, Visakhapatnam District. The said selection was, however, cancelled by proceedings of the 2nd respondent-District Civil Supplies Officer (City Wing), Visakhapatnam, vide endorsement in Rc.No.180/2009/C.S.C-1, dated 27.7.2010 on the ground that criminal cases were registered against the petitioner. The petitioner has not challenged the said order and the same has become final. Now, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking Mandamus to consider his representation dated 26.9.2011 seeking to continue him as Fair Price Shop dealer and also questioning the notification in Rc.No.171/2011/C.S.C-1, dated 24.9.2011 calling for fresh applications for appointment of a dealer to the said shop, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. As mentioned above, even though the petitioner was provisionally selected as Fair Price Shop dealer, his selection was later cancelled by proceedings dated 27.7.2010 of the 2nd respondent, which became final. As such, the petitioner has no subsisting right or interest in the matter and he is not entitled for the relief sought for in the writ petition. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 17.10.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.28054 of 2011 17.10.2011 (Msr)