THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.17873 OF 2009. Date: 26-08-2009 Between:- D.Srinivasulu .. Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District and another. .. Respondents ORDER:- The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondents in not permitting him to continue as fair price shop dealer of Nagarur village, Aspar Mandal, Kurnol District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. According to the petitioner, he is the authorized fair price shop dealer of Nagarur village, Aspari Mandal, Kurnool District. Due to ill health, he has applied for leave for a period of four months, on 17.02.2009. Basing on which, the Tahsildar, Aspari Mandal, Kurnool District – 2nd respondent has granted leave and attached the fair price shop to a nearby shop dealer and thus, the in charge was distributing the scheduled commodities to the cardholders for the said leave period. After the expiry of the leave period, on 16.06.2009 and 06.07.2009 he submitted representations along with a fitness certificate to the respondents seeking his reinstatement and supply the scheduled commodities enabling him to distribute the same to the cardholders, but his efforts were in vain. Being aggrieved by the same, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies has submitted that the authorization of the petitioner was expired on 31.03.2009 and as he did not make an application in time for renewal of the said authorization, the respondents are not allowing him to supply the scheduled commodities to the cardholders. 5. But, from a perusal of the material papers annexed to the writ petition, it appears that the petitioner has paid an amount of Rs.250/- for renewal of his authorization by a treasury challan No.8991, dated 28.03.2009. As seen from the challan, it is clear that the petitioner approached the respondents and paid the required amount for renewal of his authorization even before the date of expiry of his authorization. When once the petitioner requested the respondents to renew his authorization by paying the required amount for the same, the respondents ought to have considered the same. 6. In the light of the above and having regard to the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner submitted representations to the respondents seeking his reinstatement and supply of the scheduled commodities, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider his representations dated 16.06.2009 and 06.07.2009 and pass necessary orders thereon, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 26th August, 2009 Note:- Furnish CC by three days B/o. AMD/CBS