APHC010401682025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 20612/2025 Between: 1. BALA SAI SELF HELP GROUP OF PUTLAMPALLI VILLAGE, KADAPA MANDAL, Y.S.R. DISTRICT REP., BY ITS 1ST LEADER, K.B.BALA SIVAMMA, W/O OBULESU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER, R/O.D.NO.86-161-1, SIVANANDAPURAM, H/O. PUTLAMPALLI VILLAGE, KADAPA TOWN AND MANDAL, Y.S.R. DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA, Y.S.R.DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, KADAPA Y.S.R.DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KADAPA REVENUE DIVISION KADAPA. Y.S.R DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KADAPA TOWN AND MANDAL, Y.S.R.DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, CIVIL SUPPLIES, KADAPA TOWN AND MANDAL, Y.S.R.DISTRICT. 7. THE MANDAL REVENUE INSPECTOR, KADAPA TOWN AND 2 VS,J W.P.No.20612 of 2025 MANDAL, Y.S.R.DISTRICT. 8. THE VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, KADAPA TOWN AND MANDAL, Y.S.R.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 pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.6 to 8 in confiscating the essential commodities along with the e-pos machine and electronic weighing machine even though the variation in the stock is well within the permissible limit and consequential action of respondent No.5 in not allotting the essential commodities for the Fair price shop No. 124, Sivanandapuram, H/o. Putlampalli Village, Kadapa Town and Mandal, Y.S.R.District as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power and contrary to the well established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to me under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct (a) the respondent No.5 to 8 to release the essential commodities, e-pos machine and electronic weighing machine from confiscation and 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 respondent No.5 to continue the supply of essential commodities to the fair price shop No. 124, Sivanandapuram, H/o. Putlampalli Village, Kadapa Mandal, Y.S.R District, infavour of the petitioner, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V R REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 3 VS,J W.P.No.20612 of 2025 ORDER: When the matter is taken up today, Mr.D.Vigneswar Reddy, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner, has stated that, after filing of the writ petition, the petitioner was placed under suspension and therefore requested to withdraw this writ petition with a liberty to challenge those proceedings. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, giving liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date:05.08.2025 KGR