IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23137 of 2009 Between: Adari Venkata Rao ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Civil Supplies Dept. Hyderabad and three others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 23137 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner was appointed as a fair price shop dealer and he has been distributing the essential commodities to the card holders since long time. While so, as he suffered from kidney problem and he is unable to carry on business, he approached the 3rd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam Division, Visakhapatnam District, and gave an application requesting him to consider the case of his son for appointment as fair price shop dealer in his place and according to the petitioner, the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, V.Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, recommended the his case, but however, as no orders have been passed by the 3rd respondent, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. As the petitioner’s application is pending consideration before the 3rd respondent, he is hereby directed to consider the said application and pass appropriate orders thereon, strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Control Order, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ October 28, 2009 kvr