APHC010029332022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 2892/2022 Between: 1. SRI AGGIDEVARA BHASKAR,, S/O. A. SANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC- SELF EMPLOYED RESIDENT OF DOOR NO. 158, SRIVAARU TOWERS, 3RD FLOOR,GREEN GLEN LAYOUT, BELLANDUR, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA- 560103 CELL- 7619632813 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. SUPERINTEND OF POLICE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHOWDEPALLI RURAL POLICE CIRCLE CHOWDEPALLI 517257, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHOWDEPALLI RURAL POLICE CIRCLE CHOWDEPALLI-517257, CHITTOOR 2 DISTRICT, A.P. 6. TAHASILDAR, CHOWDEPALLI-517257, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 7. THE VILLAGE REVENUE OFFICER, GRAMA SACHIVALAYAM, CHARALA POST - 517257, CHOWDEPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP, 8. A SRIKANTH, S/O A. VENKATA RAMANA, VILLAGE VOLUNTEER JANGALAPALLI, CHARALA POST - 517257, CHOWDEPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP. 9. MRS BHOODEVI, W/O A. MANI KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/O NO. 9 , SRINIVASA NAGAR, BANASANKARI I STAGE, 2ND BLOCK, UTTARAHALLI, HOBLI, NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE, BANGALORE SOUTH TALUKA 10. RAMESH, S/O A. VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RIO JANGALAPALLI, CHARALA POST - 517257, CHOWDEPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AP ...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 topleased to issue a Writ, One in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Wirt, Direction or Order declaring the action of the Respondents no.2 to 7 not initiating action against Respondents 8, awl. 10 basing on the legal notice dated 12-07-2021, 29- 07-2021, 30-07-Ni-21 issued by the petitioner, by not weeding out the bogus ration cards and pensions, which is illegal, arbitrary, and unjust contrary to law and in violation of Article 14,21 and principles of Natural Justice, IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to take action against respondent No.6 to 9 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 3 1. B PARAMESEWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 4 ORDER: To declare the action of the respondent Nos.2 to 7 in not initiating action against respondent Nos.8 to 10, basing on the legal notices dated 12.07.2021, 29.07.2021 and 30.07.2021 issued by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri B.Parameswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the ration cards of the unofficial respondents are bogus ration cards and in that regard, three legal notices have been issued to take action against the said bogus cards. Despite the same, no action has been initiated. Accordingly, he prayed to dispose of the writ petition directing the authorities to act upon the legal notices submitted by the petitioner. 4. On the other hand, Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, submitted that the petitioner has no locus to file such writ petition, there is no infringement of petitioner’s legal right. Further, the petitioner is a resident of Bangalore and, in said view of the fact, the writ petition has to be dismissed. 5. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the unofficial respondents attacked the petitioner’s father and in those 5 circumstances, after noticing that they are bogus cardholders, such complaint has been given. 6. Perused the record and considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 7. As could be culled out from the facts and circumstances of the case, it can be presumed that only to take vengeance against the unofficial respondents, the present writ petition came to be filed. That too, the writ petitioner is a resident of Banglore. Further, there is no material or basis to say that the unofficial respondents are having bogus ration cards. As rightly contended by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the petitioner has no locus to file the present writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 8. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed with exemplary costs of Rs.5,000/-, which shall be paid by the petitioner to the Andhra Pradesh High Court Legal Services Committee, within a period of two (02) weeks, from the date of receipt of copy of this order and file a compliance report before the Registrar (Judicial). There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 25th February, 2026 JLV 6 237 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 2892/2022 Date: 25th February, 2026 JLV