IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AT HYDERABAD Friday this the 15th day of November, 2010 Writ Petition No.26884 of 2008 Between Shimuni Laxmi Narasa Reddy … Petitioner and The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Nellore, Nellore district and 4 others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Writ Petition No.26884 of 2008 Order: The petitioner has impugned the order dated 20-11-2008 passed by the District Collector, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, vide which the appeal filed by the 5th respondent was allowed and it was held that the fair price shop dealership in favour of the 5th respondent was wrongly cancelled. The Collector vide the impugned order restored the fair price shop dealership in favour of the 5th respondent. 2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the fair price shop dealership was given to the 5th respondent. However, the dealership was suspended on the ground that the 5th respondent was not residing where the shop was located. The 5th respondent filed an appeal. Before the appeal could be decided a notification had been issued again calling for the applications from the eligible persons for the fair price shop dealership. The petitioner was selected for the same and was also issued an authorization letter. However, before the petitioner could actually start the fair price shop dealership, the appeal filed by the 5th respondent before the District Collector, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore was allowed and it was held that the 5th respondent was residing in the concerned village. 3. In view of the fact that the 5th respondent has been held to be a resident of the village in question and his dealership was wrongly cancelled, obviously the authorization letter issued in favour of the petitioner has no validity. 4. In view of the above, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. 5. The respondents are directed to refund the entire security deposit that was deposited by the petitioner with the respondents earlier, to him preferably within a period of 3 (three) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA 15th November, 2010. Ak THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Writ Petition No.26884 of 2008 15th November, 2010.