( 1 ) THE Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No. 1 to 4 in bifurcating the shop No. 58 of Mangalam Village without notice and consequential appointment of 5th respondent as illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case, in nutshell are: That the Petitioner is a resident of mangalam Complex. He was appointed as Fair Price Shop dealer on 9-9-1985 for the F. P. Shop No. 58 and he has been conducting business without any complaint whatsoever. The shop consists of 794 cards, out of which 665 are rice cards and 129 are sugar cards. Whileso, in the month of June, 1995 the petitioner came to know the Shop No. 58 was bifurcated and a new shop at basavatharakam village was constituted, thereby deleting 407 cards from the shop of the Petitioner. The Petitioner submits that the bifurcation has adversely effected his livelihood. On 7-7-1995 he approached the 2nd respondent where he was given only partial stocks, excluding the cards bifurcated. The Petitioner submits that deletion of the cards without notice is illegal and violative of principles of natural justice.

( 3 ) THE 5th respondent filed coun

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