THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15689 of 2010 Date: 06.07.2010 Between: Manchala Chittamma ..... PETITIONER AND Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:- THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15689 of 2010 O R D E R : The petitioner is the authorized dealer of the fair price shop of Pathareddypalem, Chebrolu Mandal, Guntur District. By proceedings dated 11.3.2010 the Collector and District Magistrate, Guntur, accepted the proposal for creation of a new shop – Cheelipalem – duly bifurcating the three fair price shops at Pathareddypalem Village including the petitioner’s shop. Pursuant thereto, one K. Ramesh Babu was appointed as a dealer on temporary basis in respect of newly created fair price shop at Cheelipalem vide proceedings of the 3rd respondent – Revenue Divisional Officer – dated 18.3.2010. The said order is under challenge in this writ petition contending inter alia that by virtue of the bifurcation the existing cards in the petitioner’s shop are reduced to 346 from 593 and that the said action is arbitrary and illegal. At the outset, it is to be noticed that what is challenged in this writ petition is only a consequential order passed by the 3rd respondent appointing a temporary dealer for the newly created shop. As could be seen from the impugned order, the bifurcation was ordered vide proceedings of the 2nd respondent, dated 11.3.2010. Even assuming that the petitioner is aggrieved by the said bifurcation, as an alternative remedy of appeal before the Director of Civil Supplies is available against the order of bifurcation, without exhausting the said remedy, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. Accordingly, granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the remedy of appeal, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 06.07.2010 G. ROHINI, J Note: Issue CC of order in two days (B/o) Ivd