HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.964 of 2011 Date 28.01.2011 Between: Vinod. ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P. rep. By its Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioner :Sri T.Lakshminarayana Counsel for the Respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.964 of 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in considering the petitioner’s representation dated 11.08.2010 for converting his nominated retailer shop (NRs) as fair price shop against the existing vacancies of shop Nos.304, 311 and 396 of Circle No.III, Hyderabad in the light of G.O.Ms.No.32, Consumer Affairs Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) Dept. dated 30.08.2007 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to consider the said representation. At the hearing, it has come out that in WVMP.Nos.4826 and 4828 of 2010 and WPMP.No.17274 of 2010 in W.P.No.13705 of 2010, this Court has taken a prima facie view that sub-clause (IV) of clause (9) of G.O.Ms.No.52 dated 18.12.2008 only envisages that preference should be given to NRs subject to their possessing requisite qualifications and that it does not provide for automatic conversion of NRs into fair price shop dealers. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents may be directed to keep the above view in mind while filling up the existing fair price shop vacancies. In view of the submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to give effect to sub-clause (IV) of clause (9) of G.O.Ms.No.52 dated 18.12.2008 which provides for preferential treatment to the hawkers/NRs having license under the Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing & Regulation of Supplies) Rules, 1980 while filling up the vacancies in Fair Price Shops. As a sequel to disposal of the main petition, WPMP.No.1184 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28.01.2011 Note:Furnish copy within one week. bo usd