Baki Umamaheswara Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh Rept., By Its Principal

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.37852 OF 2015 ORDER:

1. The petitioner is seeking appointment as a fair price shop dealer on compassionate grounds in the place of his deceased father, Krishna Reddy, who died on 03.09.2012. Petitioner had made an application on 16.06.2014 to the second respondent for consideration of his case on compassionate grounds as fair price shop dealer in terms of G.O.Ms.No.4 Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) Department dated 28.02.2014.

2. The petitioner contends that in spite of the fact that the said application was received by the second respondent, no further steps have been taken in the matter by the respondents.

3. Learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents states that the respondents would consider and dispose of the petitioner's application for appointment on compassionate grounds as fair price shop dealer in terms of the G.O. referred to above within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 16.06.2014 for appointment on compassionate grounds as fair price shop dealer in Tanem Village of Ponduru Mandal, Srikakulam District within one (1) month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

_____________________________ (M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO, J)

20th November 2015 RRB