THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6449 of 2006 DATED: 03-04-2006 Between: K.Manikya Prabhu . . .Petitioner And The RDO, Ranga Reddy District . . .Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6449 of 2006 O R D E R: It is well settled that before invoking the Mandamus jurisdiction, there should be a demand to comply with a particular act. The contention of the petitioner is that though his authorization for distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders is in force, the respondents are not permitting him to distribute the essential commodities. If that be the case, a proper remedy for the petitioner is to move either the Revenue Divisional Officer or the Joint Collector demanding that he is entitled to distribute the essential commodities as long as the authorization is in force. Only when the Joint Collector, who is the over all in charge of the Public Distribution System in the district, fails to act on such representation, the petitioner can invoke the Mandamus jurisdiction of this Court. In view of the same, the writ petition cannot be entertained. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ (A.GOPAL REDDY, J) 3rd APRIL, 2006. kvni