THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16753 of 2009 DATE:17.08.2009 Between: Smt. K. Chandrakala ... Petitioner and The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District and another ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16753 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondents in issuing authorisation to her, in respect of shop No.63 of Kuntipudi village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District - 1st respondent has issued a notification on 08.08.2008, calling for applications to fill up the post of dealer for fair price shop No.63 of Kuntipudi village, Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor District. In pursuance of the said notification, she has applied for the dealership and having attended for the interview on 12.09.2008, she was selected and appointed as a fair price shop dealer for shop No.63 of Kuntipudi village, on permanent basis, by the 1st respondent, by proceedings in D.Dis.M/1566/2008, dated 13.07.2009. Thereafter, despite she has complied with the requisite formalities, as observed by the 1st respondent for obtaining the authorisation, the 1st respondent has not issued the authorisation to her so far. Aggrieved by the same, she filed this writ petition. 3. Though the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies was directed by this Court on 13.08.2009 to get instructions as to why the respondent authorities are not issuing authorisation to the petitioner, she could not get the instructions till now. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that having appointed the petitioner as a fair price shop dealer in respect of shop No.63 of Kuntipudi village on permanent basis, pursuant to the notification dated 08.08.2009, the 1st respondent is duty bound to issue authorisation to the petitioner for supplying the essential commodities to the cardholders of Kuntipudi village, and therefore, prays to allow this writ petition. 5. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel, on either side, and as seen from the material papers available on record, it is clear that the petitioner has been appointed as a fair price shop dealer in respect of shop No.63 of Kuntipudi village, by the 1st respondent, vide proceedings in D.Dis.M/1566/2008, dated 13.07.2009. When once the petitioner was appointed as a fair price shop dealer, there is no meaning in not issuing authorisation to enable her to supply the essential commodities to the cardholders. In the light of the above, the respondents are hereby directed to look into the appointment order of the petitioner dated 13.07.2009 and issue authorisation to her forthwith, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the A.P. State Public Distribution (Control) Order, 2001, so as to enable her to supply the essential commodities to the cardholders of shop No.63 of Kuntipudi vilage, Srikalahasti Mandal, Chittoor District. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 17th August, 2009 NOTE: Furnish CC by two days (b/o) CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16753 of 2009 (Allowed) 17th August, 2009 NOTE: Furnish CC by two days (b/o) CBS