THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.2031 of 2011 Date : 4-2-2011 Between : Ambedkar Mahila Group (DWACRA), Represented by its organizer Smt.K.Kotamma .. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Secretary, Food & Agriculture Department, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri S.V. Ramana Counsel for respondent No.1 : G.P. for Agriculture Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 : A.G.P. for Civil Supplies The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to set-aside notification Rc.No.4277/2010.B, dated 18-1-2011 of respondent No.3 whereby fair price shop No.12 of Karumanchi village, Savalyapuram Mandal, Guntur District is reserved for S.C. (General). I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. The petitioner is a temporary fair price shop dealer in respect of the above noted fair price shop. Prior to the year 2004, the shop was reserved for S.C. (Woman). As the permanent dealer has left the village leaving the vacancy, the petitioner was appointed in the said vacancy. In the impugned notification, the said shop is notified as reserved for S.C. (General). The main plea on which the Writ Petition is based is that even though the shop was earlier reserved for S.C. (Woman), the same is presently reserved for S.C. (General) and that 30% reservation for women is not followed. The petitioner failed to point out any legal provision or administrative guideline which provides that while fixing the reservations the vacancy should be allotted to the same reserved category to which the shop was earlier allotted. In the absence of any such requirement, no exception can be taken to the action of the respondents in reserving the shop for S.C. (General). As regards the plea that the respondents have not followed 30% reservation for Women, except the petitioner’s ipsi dixit, no material is placed in support thereof. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the Writ Petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY.,J Date : 4-2-2011 AM