THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26953 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioners are authorized fair price shop dealers in Koheer Mandal of Medak District. In this Writ Petition, they have questioned the notification issued by the fourth respondent - Revenue Divisional Officer, Sanga Reddy, Medak, on 29.11.2008 in proceedings No.B2/6411 of 2008 inviting applications to fill up the vacancy in newly created fair price shop No.10. It is the case of the petitioners that they are having less than 500 cards attached to each of their shops for supply of essential commodities as such there is no reason for issuing the impugned notification by detaching the cards from their shops. This Court on 10.12.2008, while admitting the Writ Petition, passed interim orders staying all further proceedings pursuant to the impugned notification. The said order continued all along. In the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents, it is stated that the Tahsildar, Koheer has submitted bifurcation proposals and as per the recommendations of the Mandal Level Food Advisory Committee and keeping in mind the convenience of the cardholders, such bifurcation proposals were approved by the third respondent – District Collector, Medak, as per the guidelines mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007, and thereby, the impugned notification is issued to fill up the vacancy in newly created fair price shop No.10. In this Writ Petition, it is contended by Ms.Pramada, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that each of the petitioners’ fair price shops is attached less than 500 cards as such there is no reason to bifurcate some of the cards from them. It is to be noticed that bifurcation proceedings issued by the third respondent are not subject matter of the Writ Petition. There is also a remedy of appeal against such proceedings. In that view of the matter, unless the claim of the petitioners is considered in detail with regard to number of cards held by them vis-à-vis the guidelines issued in this regard by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.35, dated 17.09.2007, it is not possible to record any finding whether such bifurcation is in accordance with the guidelines or not. As it is pleaded that bifurcation proceedings are not served on the petitioners, who are affected by the impugned notification, while I am not inclined to interfere with the impugned notification inviting applications to fill the vacancy in newly created fair price shop No.10, I permit the petitioners to question the bifurcation proceedings, if they choose to do so, before appropriate authority and put forth their objections. The interim order passed by this Court on 10.12.2008 shall continue to operate for a period of two (2) months from today. In the meanwhile, it is open to the petitioners to question the bifurcation proceedings and take appropriate steps. It is made clear that after expiry of the said time, it is open to the respondents to take steps in accordance with law to fill up the vacancy in question. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 29th NOVEMBER, 2011. kvni