APHC010601562024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 31375/2024 Between: 1. YENUGONDA NAGA RAJA NAIDU, S/O. RANGAIAH NAIDU, AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. FORMER FPS DEALER R/O. RANGAPPAGARI PALLI, YENUGONDAPALEM, KALAKADA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, CIVIL SUPPLIES, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTI REVENUE DIVISION, 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 2 VS,J W.P.NO.31375 OF 2024 High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue an order, writ particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 2 to 4 in giving notification for appointing FPS dealer Vide Proc. No. B/1083/KKD/2024, for the shop No. 1008003, Yeguvapalem, Kalakada Mandal, under EWS women category which is reserved for BC category earlier, as illegal, irregular, irrational and violative of the articles 14, 21 of Constitution of India, consequently directing the respondentsNo. 2 ad 4 to allot the shop 1008003, Yeguvapalem, Kalakada Mandal for BC community and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 stay of all further proceedings in respect of appointment of FPS Dealer for the shop No. 1008003, Yeguvapalem, Kalakada Mandal, Annamayya District, pending disposal of the above writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G V L KISHORE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 3 VS,J W.P.NO.31375 OF 2024 ORDER: The present writ petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an order, writ particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.2 to 4 in giving notification for appointing FPS dealer Vide Proc. No. B/1083/KKD/2024, for the shop No. 1008003, Yeguvapalem, Kalakada Mandal, under EWS women category which is reserved for BC category earlier, as illegal, irregular, irrational and violative of the articles 14, 21 of Constitution of India, consequently directing the respondent Nos. 2 ad 4 to allot the shop 1008003, Yeguvapalem, Kalakada Mandal for BC community...” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies representing the respondents. 3. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner submits that this case is squarely covered by a Common Order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No. 31508 of 2024 and batch dated 24.11.2025. 4. Having perused the said Common Order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No. 31508 of 2024 and batch and batch dated 24.11.2025, and the facts in the present case, this 4 VS,J W.P.NO.31375 OF 2024 Court is of the view that the present case is squarely covered by the said Common Order. The operative portion of the common order is extracted hereunder: “…this Court, instead of going into merits of the case, feels it appropriate to dispose of all writ petitions by directing the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer / Appointing Authority to exhibit change of roster points by way of a notice affixed on the notice board of the jurisdictional office of the Tahsildar and as well as the Revenue Divisional Officer, which would be visible to each and every person, so as to enable the effected fair price shop dealers to raise objections, if any, before the concerned authorities within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of exhibiting the said notice in the notice boards. After receiving the objections from the fair price shop dealers, the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer/ Appointing authority shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within a period of two (02) weeks thereafter. Consequently, the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer/Appointing Authority shall proceed further for appointment of a permanent fair price shop dealer, by way of issuing a fresh notification. 6. In view of the same, the impugned notifications pertaining to the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop are set aside with a liberty to Revenue Divisional Officer/Appointing Authority to issue a fresh notification after following the above procedure….” 5. In view of the above extract, this case is also disposed of on the basis of the operative portion of the Common Order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.31508 of 2024 and batch dated 24.11.2025. 5 VS,J W.P.NO.31375 OF 2024 6. Registry is directed to attach the copy of the order, dated 24.11.2025 passed by this Court in W.P. No. 31508 of 2024 and batch to this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date : 24.11.2025. 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