1. This writ petition is instituted challenging the validity of the orders passed on 17.09.2010 by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Utnoor and orders dated 10.12.2010 of the Joint Collector, Adilabad and the orders dated 20.01.2012 of the District Collector, Adilabad.

2. By his proceedings dated 17.09.2010, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Utnoor, declared the writ petitioner as not eligible for running a fair-price shop as her husband was found to be working as a teacher of a government school. The case of the writ petitioner is that, she is a member belonging to Scheduled Tribes and pursuant to regular selection carried out, she was appointed as a fair-price shop dealer of Utnoor Village and Mandal of Adilabad District by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Utnoor on 05.08.2005 and eversince then, she has been distributing the various essential commodities and civil supplies through the fair-price shop without giving any scope for complaints against her. While so, the Revenue Divisional Officer has entertained a representation of some of the villagers on 12.05.2010 during the Prajapadham programme held at the Gram Panchayat where it is alleged that, the writ petitioner being