APHC010528152025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 27451/2025 Between: 1. KANDULA BAPUJI, S/O, LATE UMA MAHESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, D. NO. 5/213-1, JAVVARUPET, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. 3. THE COMMISSIONER CIVIL SUPPLIES, AP STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD, D. NO. 10-152/1, CIVIL SUPPLIES BHAVAN, FLOOR, SRI SAI TOWERS, BESIDE SIRIS COMPANY, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 520007. 4. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM DIVISION, 2 VS,J W.P.No.27451 of 2025 KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. 7. THE TAHSILDAR, MACHILIPATNAM DIVISION, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 8. 8. SRI UMAR, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC PDS VIGILANCE AND ENFORCEMENT INSPECTOR OF POLICE, D. NO. 54-15-1/2 ROAD NO. 1, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9. 9. SMT SUBHANBI, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN OCC PDS DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, C/O TAHSILDAR OFFICE, VUYYURU, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 10. 10. SRI S V S PARDHAN, S/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT NOT KNOWN, OCC PDS DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, C/O TAHSILDAR OFFICE, VUYYURU, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA 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 a Writ, Order, or Direction particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 3 to 7 in not issuing directions to respondents Nos. 8 to 10 to stop from interfering with the lawful business activities of the Petitioner and to restrain from taking any coercive actions, without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the express provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and consequently, direct the respondents 3 to 7 to ensure that the respondents 8 to 10 do not any obstruction, harassment, or illegal interference in the petitioners lawful business activities 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 to direct the respondents 3 to 7 to that the respondents 8 to 10 do not cause any obstruction, harassment, illegal interference in the petitioner’s lawful business activities, and grant such other relief as may be deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: 3 VS,J W.P.No.27451 of 2025 1. K SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 4 VS,J W.P.No.27451 of 2025 ORDER: When the matter is taken up today, Mr.Anjanee Raghava, learned counsel representing Mr.K.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner, sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition, with a liberty to file a fresh writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Dated 08.10.2025 KGR