APHC010264872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3505] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 18851/2025 Between: 1. K CHINNA VENKATA, S/O. K.P.VENKATANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DEALER OF F.P. SHOP NO.145029, ALVAKONDA VILLAGE, SANJAMALA MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, CIVIL SUPPLIES WING, NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, AP. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CIVIL SUPPLIES WING, NANDYAL, NANDAYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, (C.S) SANJAMALA MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 TCDS,J W.P.No.18851 of 2025 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 Respondents 3 to 5 in not allotting the essential commodities to the F.P shop No. 1345029 held by the petitioner at Alvakonda village, Sanjamala Mandal, Nandyal District without there being any reason, though the petitioner authorization is valid and subsisting is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and also violative of Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2018 and principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioners hold F.P. shop Dealership of Alvakonda village, Sanjamala Mandate Nandyal District and pass 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 pleased to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as F.P. shop Dealer and to supply essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop No. 1345029 at Alvakonda village, Sajamala Mandal, Nandyal District, pending disposal of Writ Petition, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T BHEEMANNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 3 TCDS,J W.P.No.18851 of 2025 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 18851 of 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not supplying the essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop No.1345029 of Alvakonda village, Sanjamala Mandal, Nandyal District without there being any order of suspension or cancellation against the petitioner. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies placed the written instructions furnished by the 4th respondent. On perusal of the same, it is stated that the authorization of the petitioner was suspended on 26.03.2025 pending enquiry. The said instructions are placed on record. In view of the same, the relief sought in the present writ petition cannot be granted and accordingly the writ petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to question the order of suspension dated 26.03.2025 passed by the 4th respondent, if he is so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR Date: 24.07.2025 sj 4 TCDS,J W.P.No.18851 of 2025 18 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 18851 of 2025 Date: 24.07.2025 sj