THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.Nos.4971, 4977 & 4978 of 2011 Date : 1-3-2011 W.P.No. 4971/2011 Between : L.Umarani .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri P.Gangarami Reddy Counsel for respondents : A.G.P. for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: These three Writ Petitions raise a common grievance of the petitioners. Therefore they are heard and being disposed of by this common order. The petitioners were selected as fair price shop dealers of their respective shops in December 2010 after they have undergone due selection process. An appointment order to that effect was issued by respondent No.2 in favour of the petitioners in December 2010. It is the pleaded case of the petitioners and they have filed material in support thereof that they have complied with all the formalities of payment of money through demand drafts and challans for issuance of authorization apart from making required deposit of Rs.500/- and obtaining National Savings Certificates. The petitioners further demonstrated that demand drafts towards cost of kerosene were taken on 11- 2-2011 and for rice, sugar and palmolein oil on 17-2-2011. However, till now, respondent No.3 has not released the stocks in favour of the petitioners. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, stated that there was some administrative delay in releasing the stocks in favour of the petitioners and that though the kerosene stock was released, the other stocks were not released in favour of the petitioners. On the above undisputed facts, I fail to understand how respondent No.3 did not take proper steps to release the stocks in favour of the petitioners though the demand drafts were taken as far back as 17-2-2011 while the last date for submission of such demand drafts was admittedly 25-2-2011. Respondent No.3 does not appear to have acted in a fair and bona fide manner in dealing with the petitioners. His reticent attitude cannot be appreciated. Respondent No.3 is cautioned not to repeat such conduct in future. Having regard to the statement of the learned Assistant Government Pleader that essential commodities will be released to the petitioners from the month of March 2011, the said statement is placed on record and the Writ Petitions are disposed of with the above observations. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petitions, WPMP Nos.6159, 6165 and 6166 of 2011, are disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY.,J Date : 1-3-2011 Note: Furnish copy in (5) days. AM