APHC010066722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3624/2025 Between: 1. D VIJAYA KUMARI, SRI SAI RAM DWCRA GROUP, W/O MUDDU SWAMY NAIDU, 9 ANNAMAYYA DT. A.P. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND CIVIL SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR CIVIL SUPPLIES, PILERU MAND DISTRICT. 5. THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, PILERU, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 6. THE PILERU GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. PILERU, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT 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 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3624/2025 D VIJAYA KUMARI, SRI SAI RAM DWCRA GROUP, W/O MUDDU SWAMY NAIDU, 9-383/3, RAJIV NAGAR COLONY, PILER, ANNAMAYYA DT. A.P. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND CIVIL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA THE TAHSILDAR CIVIL SUPPLIES, PILERU MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL PRAJA PARISHAD, PILERU, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. THE PILERU GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. PILERU, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT ...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 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI D VIJAYA KUMARI, SRI SAI RAM DWCRA GROUP, W/O MUDDU 383/3, RAJIV NAGAR COLONY, PILER, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, RAYACHOTI, THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA AL, ANNAMAYYA THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MANDAL THE PILERU GRAM PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. ...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 2 pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3 respondent in not allowing the petitioner to operate Fair Price Shop NO.43PLR2004 of Pileru village, Pileru Mandal, Annamayya District without notice and chance for explanation and allowing the third parties to operate the Fair Price Shop No.43PLR2004 without following due process of law is illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, violation of Principles of Natural Justice and contrary to the provisions of Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018 and consequently direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents herein to restore and continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer in respect of Fair Price Shop No.43PLR2004 and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents herein to restore and continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer in respect of Fair Price Shop NO.43PLR2004 and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 May be pleased to implead the proposed respondent as Respondent No.7 in the above said Writ and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES 3 The Court made the following order: Questioning the action of respondent No.3 in not allowing the petitioner to operate Fair Price shop No.43PLR2004 of Pileru Village, Pileru Mandal, Annamayya District without issuing notice and in allowing the third parties to operate the said Fair Price shop without following the due process of law, the present Writ Petition has been filed. 2. Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies Department, submits that the respondent authorities have now suspended the petitioner’s authorization and that the petitioner has to challenge the said order separately. Therefore, the present Writ Petition has become infrucutuous. 3. Sri D.Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition with a liberty to challenge the suspension proceedings. 4. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the suspension order before the appropriate forum, if law permits. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications are closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 16.04.2026 MP 4 159 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3624 of 2025 Date: 16.04.2026 MP