APHC010102332024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3311] MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO: 5581/2024 BETWEEN: G P SUDHAKAR ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENT(S) COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER: 1. BONU RAMA SHANKAR RAO COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following Oral Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not continuing the petitioner as fair price shop dealer in respect of shop No.1320002 situated at 4th ward, Gonegandla Village and Mandal, Kurnool District without passing the suspension/removal order as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer of shop No.1320002 situated at 4th ward, 2 W.P.No.5581 of 2024 Dt: 20.01.2025 Gonegandla Village and Mandal, Kurnool District in the interest of justice and to pass such…” 2. In view of the contents of the counter-affidavit that an order had been passed suspending the dealership of the petitioner vide proceedings Rc.M.3142/2017, dated 19.01.2018, the learned counsel for the petitioner would like to not press this writ petition and seeking liberty to file fresh petition challenging the same. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not pressed giving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition challenging the same. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ___________________ ___ JUSTICE B.S. BHANUMATHI Date: 20.01.2025 DSV 3 W.P.No.5581 of 2024 Dt: 20.01.2025 123 THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO:5581 of 2024 Date: 20.01.2025 DSV 4 W.P.No.5581 of 2024 Dt: 20.01.2025 2nd LM-1 HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MAIN CASE NO : W.P.No.5581 of 2024 PROCEEDING SHEET Sl. No. Date ORDER OFFICE NOTE 20.01.2025 BSB, J The Writ Petition is dismissed as not pressed. (vide separate order) _________________ B.S.BHANUMATHI,J DSV