THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8057 of 2008 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner, who is a fair price shop dealer of Amalapadu Village, Vajrapukotturu Mandal, Srikakulam District, questioned the proceedings bearing Rc.No.20/2007 S.4, dated 17.03.2008, by which, proposal of the Sub-Collector, Tekkali, for bifurcation of Fair Price Shop at Amalapadu Village into two Fair Price Shops as Amalapadu-I and Amalapadu-II, was approved. It is the case of the petitioner that originally, 774 Cards were attached to the Fair Price Shop at Amalapadu and after bifurcation, 387 Cards were attached to his shop. It is also his case that as per the guidelines notified in G.O.Ms.No.35, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS.I) Department, dated 17.09.2007, there should be minimum of 400 BPL Cards. In the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents, while denying various allegations made by the petitioner, it is stated that after issuance of new Cards recently, the present total Cards strength of Fair Price Shop at Amalapadu-I is 792. From the aforesaid statement made in the counter-affidavit, it is clear that present number of Cards is more than the original Cards, which were allotted to the Fair Price Shop of the petitioner, as such, it cannot be said that bifurcation is contrary to the norms and guidelines notified by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007. It is to be noticed that any authorized Fair Price Shop dealer will not have any particular number of Cards and primary criterion is, convenience of the consumers, who hold cards. In that view of the matter, I do not find any illegality in the impugned proceedings, which warrant interference by this Court. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th OCTOBER, 2010. kvni