HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26594 of 2008 ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner, who is a fair price shop dealer of Thummuru Village, Naidupet Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, questioned the proceedings vide Rc.E.No.1113/2008, dated 21.11.2008, of the first respondent approving the proposals for creation of three fair price shops in Thummuru Village. Prior to the rationalization proposals, which are approved by the District Collector, there were two fair price shops in Thummuru Village i.e., Thummuru-I and Thummuru-II. The total number of cards in Thummuru-I and Thummuru-II was 693 and 470, respectively. Some cards were detached from Thummuru-I and Thummuru-II and proposals were sent for approval of a third fair price shop by attaching 248 cards to it and the same were approved by the District Collector. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the creation of third fair price shop by detaching some cards attached to his fair price shop is in violation of the guidelines issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007. It is vehemently contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that Thummuru is located in Mandal Headquarters and as such, as per the guidelines issued by the Government vide G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007, in Mandal headquarters, each fair price shop should have a minimum number of 500 BPL cards and 250 pink cards and instead of the same, in violation of the said guidelines, the proposals for creation of the third fair price shop was approved by leaving only 461 cards in the fair price shop of the petitioner in Thummuru-I. On the other hand, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing for the respondents, that the bifurcation proposals, which are approved by the District Collector, are in conformity with the guidelines issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007. He further submitted that Thummuru is a rural area and as such, guideline No.6 (v) applies. The Government has issued some guidelines for rationalization of fair price shops in the districts due to increase of Iris based ration cards. In the said guidelines, the minimum number of cards to be attached to each of the fair price shops in the rural, urban and Corporation areas is prescribed. I have perused the copy of the authorization granted to the petitioner. It is in respect of Thummuru Village, Naidupet Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, which is a rural area and 461 cards were attached to it. Therefore, clause-6 (v) of the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007, applies to the instant case, which prescribes that each fair price shop in rural areas, should have a minimum of 400 BPL cards and 50 APL cards. Hence, this Court is of the view that the impugned proceedings is in conformity with clause- 6 (v) of the said guidelines issued by the Government in the said G.O. In any event, it is to be noticed that there is no fundamental right vested on the petitioner as such to do business and get attached any particular number of cards to his fair price shop. For the foregoing reasons, I do not find any illegality in the impugned proceedings of the first respondent warranting interference by this Court. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY 22nd November 2011 DR