APHC010142232020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 8585/2020 Between: 1. GUNTU RAMA RAO, FATHER NAME S/O APPANNA AGE 51 ADDRESS GUNTU RAMA RAO, S/OAPPANNA, AGED 51YEARS,OCC F.P.SHOP DEALER, R/O D.NO. 6 VILLAGE, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 532211 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR/JOINT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, SRIKAKULAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT-532195 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 2ndrespondent in cancelling the authorization of the petitioner FP Shop No 0129025 of Patha Meghavaram Village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District in SR.No.140/2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 8585/2020 GUNTU RAMA RAO, FATHER NAME S/O APPANNA AGE 51 ADDRESS GUNTU RAMA RAO, S/OAPPANNA, AGED 51YEARS,OCC F.P.SHOP DEALER, R/O D.NO. 6-45, PATHAMEGHAVARAM VILLAGE, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR/JOINT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, SRIKAKULAM. THE TAHSILDAR, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ order or direction, more particularly one in ure of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 2ndrespondent in cancelling the authorization of the petitioner FP Shop No 0129025 of Patha Meghavaram Village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District in SR.No.140/2019-S5 dated 18.12.2019, basing on IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3333] WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA GUNTU RAMA RAO, FATHER NAME S/O APPANNA AGE 51 ADDRESS GUNTU RAMA RAO, S/OAPPANNA, AGED 51YEARS,OCC 45, PATHAMEGHAVARAM VILLAGE, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT- ...PETITIONER STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR/JOINT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM THE TAHSILDAR, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM .RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ order or direction, more particularly one in ure of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the 2ndrespondent in cancelling the authorization of the petitioner FP Shop No 0129025 of Patha Meghavaram Village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam S5 dated 18.12.2019, basing on the report 2 U/Sec.6(A) of the EC Act, 1955 is illegal, arbitrary, violation of Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018 and violation of the principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to suspend the proceedings vide SR.No.140/2019-S5 dated 18.12.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent, by permitting the petitioner to supply the Essential Commodities to the eligible card holders from the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop No. 0129025 of Patha Meghavaram Village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, pending disposal of the above writ petition, and Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M LAKSHMI NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES (AP) 3 The Court made the following Order: Sri Burlu Chandra Sekhar, learned counsel representing Sri M.Lakshmi Narayana, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Dated: 10.09.2025 MDP