IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.3411 of 2009 Between: V.Malyadri S/o.Kondaiah R/o. Door No.12-64, Main Road, Penamaluru, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sub Collector/R.D.O., O/o.The Sub Collector, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada,Krishna District 2 The Tahsildar, O/o.The Tahsildar, Penamaluru Mandal, Penamalur, Krishna 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 may be pleased to issue any writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus by declaring the inaction on the part of the 1st Respondent in considering the Application dated 28.11.2008 of the petitioner for issuance of the Authorisation as arbitrary, illegal, and further direct the 1st respondent to issue Authorisation for Fair price shop No.24 Penamaluru Village and Mandal, Krishna District in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State public Distribution System(Control) Order,2008. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.3411 OF 2009 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. The only grievance of the petitioner, who claims to be a kerosene hawker, is that he submitted a representation dated 28.11.2008 to the 1st respondent- Sub Collector, Vijayawada, Krishna District, seeking to grant him authorization of a fair price shop, as per the A.P. State Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2008, and that the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar, Penamaluru, has also sent a detailed report to the 1st respondent, recommending the petitioner’s case for issuance of authorization, but no action has been taken till date. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent- Sub Collector, Vijayawada, Krishna District, is directed to consider the representation dated 28.11.2008 purported to have been submitted by the petitioner, taking into consideration the recommendations made by the 2nd respondent, and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 20th February, 2009. IBL