IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14535 of 2004 Between: Smt. Bukka. Saamavva, W/o. Narayana, R/o. Silaji Nagar, Gosanpally Village, Dubbaka Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Medak District, Sangareddy. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet Revenue Division, Siddipet, Medak District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dubbaka Mandal, 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 will be pleased to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing notification vide Proc. No. B/1045 /2004, dt. 11-06-2004 calling for applications for the appointment of 'Fair Price Shop Dealer' in respect of Gosanpalli Village, Dubbaka Mandal, Medak District, without notice to the petitioner during the subsistence of the petitioner's dealership in respect of the same shop, allotted vide proceedings No. B/2942/2000, dt. 05-07-2001 as arbitrary, illegal, being in violation of principles of natural justice offending Article 14 of the Constitution of India by way of issue of a writ, order or direction one more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and issue a consequential direction to the 2nd and 3rd respondents to continue the petitioner as Fair Price Shop Dealer in Gosanpalli Village, Dubbaka Mandal, Medak District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MURALIDHAR REDDY KATRAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: The writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in notifying the vacancy in respect of the Fair Price Shop of Gosanapalli village and inviting the applications for appointment of a Fair Price Shop Dealer. When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies under instructions states that in pursuance of the impugned notification dated 11.06.2004, the petitioner has also applied and the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is the competent authority, after completing the selection process has appointed one Sri Narasimha Reddy as permanent dealer in respect of the Fair Price Shop in question. If that be so, in case the petitioner is aggrieved, it is for him to challenge the said appointment by instituting appropriate proceedings and nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to workout appropriate remedy as available under law. No costs. ________________ 24.08.2004 VGB To 1 The Joint Collector, Medak District, Sangareddy. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet Revenue Division, Siddipet, Medak District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dubbaka Mandal, Medak District. 4 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2CD copies