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•• IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVA TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARYj/o:
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 5 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 09.12.2024, in W. P. No 28322 of 2024 on the file of the High Court. Between: Smt. Aannapurna, W/o. Lokesh Rep. By Sri Grama Devatha Mahila Sangam, R/o. Vendugampalli Village, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District. ...Appellant AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, CSI Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Chittoor District, Chittoor. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kuppam, Chittoor District. The Tahsildar/Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District.
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4. The Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA), Kuppam, Chittoor District.
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6. Smt. V. Amudha, W/o. M. Venkatachalam, Aged about 40 years, Occ F.P. Shop Dealer, (Member of Gramadevatha Mahila sangam Self Help Group), R/o, Vendugampalli Village, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District. ...Respondents lA NO: 2 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 to suspend the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. No 28322 of 2024 dated 09.12.2024. Counsel for the Appellant: SRI. K SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent No.5: - Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI K DAVID RAJU The Court made the following :
f Bench Sr.No:-9 [3483] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 5 of 2025 APHC010599152024 0^.0 0" ...Appellant Smt. Aannapurna Vs. ...Respondents The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ********** Mr. K Srinivas GP for Civil Supplies for R.1 to R.4 Mr. K. David Raju for R.6. Advocate for Appellant Advocate(s) for Respondent(s);
:THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI : 21®^ January, 2025 CORAM DATE PC : appeal has been preferred against the judgment and dated 09.12.2024 passed in WP.No.28322 of 2024. The present writ
order, counsel for the appellant would submit that the writ decided at the admission stage, without issuing any notice
2. Learned petition came be to and without affording the appellant herein an opportunity of being heard, even when the appellant was respondent No.6 in the writ petition. stated that while the petitioner, who is respondent No.6 in the aggrieved of the cancellation of her fair price shop learned single Judge ought to have noticed that the appellant
3. It is present writ appeal, was dealership, the
2 HCJ & RC, J WA 5 2025 had, in the meantime, been engaged as a fair price shop dealer by virtue of proceedings, dated 29.10.2024 and, therefore, had a right of being heard by the learned single Judge while disposing of finally the writ petition and setting aside the order of cancellation of the fair price shop dealership of the petitioner.
Learned counsel for the parties agree that no notice was issued to the appellant herein before finally deciding the writ petition and setting aside the order which was under challenge in the writ proceedings.
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5. We accordingly set aside the judgment and order impugned and direct the Registry to list WP.No.28322 of 2024 for fresh hearing before the Bench concerned having the Roster.
6. The Writ Appeal is, accordingly, allowed. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.
SDI- S.V.S.R.MURTHY JOINT REGISTRAR /^SEC^ON OFFICER //TRUE COPY// j To,
1. The Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi
2. The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs CSI Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
3. The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Chittoor District, Chittoor.
4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kuppam, Chittoor District.
f Chfttoof'Disfric?''''' Deputy Tahsildar, Kuppam Mandal, Dislricr'’^'^ Development Authority (KADA), Kuppam
7. One CC to SRI K SRINIVAS Advocate [OPUC]
8. One CC to SRI K DAVID RAJU, Advocate [OPUC]
9. Two^Cs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
10. The Section Officer, Writ (Non-Service) Section, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi
11. The Section Officer, Posting Section High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi
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HIGH COURT DATED:21/01/2025 I
JUDGMENT WA.No.5 of 2025 X 2 8 JAN 2C23 ^ Current Section os ALLOWING OF THE WA WITHOUT COSTS