IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.21808 of 2003 Between: Paleti Vijaya Nirmala W/o. Chinnam Veera Venkata Satyanarayana R/o. I.S.Raghavapuram village, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, W.G.District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector and Chief Rationing Officer W.G.District at Eluru 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Appointing Authority of Dealers for Fair Price Shops Under the A.P.Scheduled Commodties ( Regulation of Distribution by Card System, Eluru division, Eluru, W.G.District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Dwaraka Tirumala mandal, Dwaraka Tirumala, W.G.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 will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondents 2 and 3 in calling fresh applications from the candidates for appointment as Fair Price Shop dealer in respect of Fair Price Shop No.9 of I.S. Raghavapuram Village, Dwaraka Tirumala mandal, W.G.District, contrary to the fact that petitioner was selected as Fair Price Shop dealer for the said Fair Price shop in the interview conducted by the respondents on 26.7.2003 or without taking into consideration of the relevant facts and circumstances by giving opportunity to the petitioner herein to be person in the interest of natural justice, as highly illegal, arbitrary, unconsitutional, null and void, violative of procedural law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.MURALI KRISHNA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VVS} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.21808 of 2003 ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The petitioner questions the selection made pursuant to the Notification dated 07.07.2003 and the interviews conducted on 26.07.2003. The Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing for the respondents submits that the Notification dated 07.07.2003 has been cancelled by the 2nd respondent-the Revenue Divisional Officer in Roc.C.751/2003, dated 17.09.2003 and therefore, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 03.04.2008 Dsr .... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector and Chief Rationing Officer W.G.District at Eluru 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Appointing Authority of Dealers for Fair Price Shops Under the A.P.Scheduled Commodties ( Regulation of Distribution by Card System, Eluru division, Eluru, W.G.District. 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Dwaraka Tirumala mandal, Dwaraka Tirumala, W.G.District. 4 2. 2CCs to 5. 2CD copies