IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.7379 of 1998 Between: Y. Varalakshmi W/o Late Janardhan Reddy Ramachandrapuram, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Medak, Sangareddy. 2 The Joint Collector, Sangareddy Medak District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ramachandrapuram, Medak District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in seeking to appoint a Fair Price Shop Dealer at Ambedkar Colony (ICRISAT Fencing) Ramachandrapuram, Medak District, in pursuance of his notice vide Lr.No.B2/A558/97-1, dt.7-3-98 by bifurcating the existing F.P. Shop situated at Ramachandrapuram, Ramachandrapuram Village, Medak District, and consequently direct the respondents to forebear from Appointing Fair Price Shop dealer at Ambedkar Colony(ICRISAT Fencing) Ramachandrapuram Village, Medak district. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: Challenging the action of the 2nd respondent in seeking to appoint a Fair Price Shop Dealer at Ambedkar Colony (ICRISAT Fencing), Ramachandrapuram, Medak District in pursuance of his notice vide Lr.No.B2/A558/97-1, dated 07.03.1998 by bifurcating the existing Fair Price Shop of the petitioner situated at Ramachandrapuram, Ramachandrapuram village, Medak District, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in District Collector and another v. B. Suresh1. Following the said judgment and for the reasons mentioned therein, the present writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 3rd March, 2005 KSR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Medak, Sangareddy. 2 The Joint Collector, Sangareddy Medak District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ramachandrapuram, Medak District. 4 Two CCs to GP for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KCS}