IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE O TO mi O) PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B. S. BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3572 OF 2025 Between: Sri Tamarala Rambabu, S/o. late Krishna Rao, aged about 52 Years, Occ; F.P.Shop Dealer, F.P.Shop No.0135599, R/o. Pedda Sreeramapuram Village Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of AP, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (CS-I) Dept., Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Collector (OS), Srikaulam, Srikakulam District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palasa, Srikakulam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order direction to declaring the action of the respondents not issuing Essential Commodities to the petitioner herein, for distribution to the card holders attached to shop No.0135599 of Pedda Sreeramapuram Village, in Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District, in spite of subsisting the petitioner's F.P shop authorization, is illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of Natural Justice and contrary to the provisions of A.P State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, and consequently direct the respondent Nos 3'"^ and herein, to supply the Essential Commodities to or i the petitioner and allow him to distribute the same to the petitioner's F.P shop. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to supply Essential Commodities to the petitioner herein, and allow him to distribute the same through MDU Operator to the respective card holders under Public Distribution System, in shop No.0135599, attached to Pedda Sreeramapuram Village, in Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER it APHC010067832025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3311] MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3572/2025 Between; Sri Tamarala Rambabu ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT{S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.GNANESWARA RAO MITTIREDDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following relief; “...pleased to issue a Writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction to declaring the action of the respondents not issuing Essential Commodities to the petitioner herein, for distribution to the card holders attached to shop No.0135599 of Pedda Sreeramapuram Village, in Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam 2 W.P.No.3572 of 2025 > District, in spite of subsisting the petitioners F.P shop authorization, is illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of Natural Justice of A.P State Targeted Public and contrary to the provisions System (Control) Order, 2018, and consequently direct herein to supply the Essential Distribution the respondent Nos.S^'^ and 4' Commodities to the petitioner and allow him to distribute the same to the petitioner’s F.P shop and pass... The brief case of the petitioner is as follows; In the year 1984, the father of the petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer bearing No Mandal, Srikakulam District. After the demise of the petitioner's father, the petitioner was appointed as a permanent dealer of the subject fair price shop in the year 2001. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 02. .0135599 of Pedda Sreeramapuram Village, Kanchili counsel for the petitioner submitted that without there being cancellation of the authorization, the petitioner was 03. The learned any order of suspension or the supply of the commodities for distribution merely based on restrained from the ground that there is variation of -179 Kgs of fortified rice out of total quantity of 12,820 Kgs of rice. Therefore, the variation as alleged is very negligible and minor. He further submitted that the petitioner received a show- notice vide Rc.No.44/2025/CS, dated 23.01.2025, for which the cause petitioner submitted a detailed explanation on 30.01.2025 Government Pleader for Civil Supplies reported 04. The learned Assistant that he had no instructions. 05. Perused the record. 3 W.P.No.3572 of 2025 •y As observed from the show-cause notice dated 23.01.2025 issued from the 3'^ respondent, the following stock was available at the time of inspection. 06. As per e- Poss Stock Name of Opening Balance (Kgs) Ground As per R.O As per sales SI.No. the Total Balance Difference commodity Kgs statement PDS Rice (Fortified) 1 1665 11155 12820 5315 7505 7326 (-179) Fortified 2 Rice 500 423 423.5 423.5 42.35 (MDM) Fortified Rice(ICDS) 3 58 58 58 Fortified Rice 4 24 24 24 (ICDS)(3 KG pkts) RG Dali (PDS) 5 55 649 704 317 387 387 RG Dali (ICDS) 6 32 32 32 Sugar (PDS) ’/2 Kg Packet 7 118 696 814 336 478 475 (-) 3 pkts Poll 8 3 3 3 (ICDS) 1 Itr P Oil 9 (ICDS) 24 24 24 '/2 Itr Ragi Powder 10 13 13 13 13 (MDM) Jaggery (MDM) 11 13 13 13 13 07. In view of the stock position referred above, it reveals that the non-supply of the stock to the petitioner is not proper. 4 W.P.No.3572 of 202, 08. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of and the respondent authorities are directed to supply the essential commodities to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (CS-I) - ’t ^ Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur L/iSirici. 2. The Collector (OS), Srikaulam, Srikakulam District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palasa, Srikakulam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. 5. One CC to Sri Gnaneswara Rao Mittireddi, Advocate [OPUC] GP for Civil Supplies, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 7. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED: 17/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.3572 of 2025 DISPOSING OFTHE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS