THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2678 of 2011 Dated 09th February, 2011 Between: Sri Periketi Sriramulu …Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Miryalaguda Division, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District. …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Bollam Lingaiah Yadav Counsel for respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to set aside order, dated 29.01.2011, of the respondent, whereby he has cancelled the petitioner’s fair price shop authorisation. I have heard Sri Bollam Lingaiah Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, and perused the record. On the basis of an inspection of the petitioner’s fair price shop, proceedings were initiated against him both under the provisions of Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the A.P.State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008. A show-cause notice was issued by the respondent, to which, the petitioner submitted his explanation on 03.01.2011. After considering the said explanation, the respondent has cancelled the petitioner’s authorisation. The learned counsel for the petitioner advanced his contentions on merits touching the validity of the impugned order. In my opinion, the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy of appeal under Clause-20(2)(i) of the A.P.State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008. Ordinarily, when an alternative remedy is available, this Court does not entertain a writ petition filed bypassing such alternative remedy. The petitioner failed to make out any ground to treat this case as an exception to this general rule. In view of the same, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed, without going into the merits of the case, with liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedy as indicated above. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.3321 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09th February, 2011 VGB