APHC010067422025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3949/2025 Between: 1. MARELLA JAYAMMA, W/O RAMA SUBBANNA AGE 51 YEARS, OCC F.P. SHOP DEALER OF SHOP NO. 1334008, CHAPIREVULA VILLAGE NANDYAL MANDAL, NANDYAL DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE COMMISSIONER, AP STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD D.NO.10-152/1 CIVIL SUPPLIES BHAVAN, 3RD FLOOR, SRI SAI TOWERS, BESIDE SIRIS COMPANY, ASHOK NAGAR, BANDAR ROAD, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA - 520 007, 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYAL DIST., AT NANDYAL. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NANDYAL 2 RC,J W.P.NO.3949 OF 2025 DIVISION, NANDYAL DIST. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, NANDYAL MANDAL, NANDYAL DIST. ...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 Writ Order or Orders or a Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Notice issued by the 4th respondent vide R.C.No.CS1/681/2024 dt 24-10-2024 proposing for bifurcation of petitioners shop in respect FP Shop No.1334008, Chapirevula Village, Nandyal Mandal, Nandyal Dist., retaining 403 cards out of total cards 803 without considering her explanation to delete the migrated cards and proceeding further for bifurcation as per G.O.Ms.No.10 (Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-1) dt 3-9-2024 is illegal, arbitrary malafide and apart from violation of the principles of natural justice and consequentially set aside the impugned notice dt 24-10-2024 by directing the Respondents not bifurcate the shops without following the due process of law, 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 pleased to Stay all further proceedings pursuant to the Notice issued by the 4th respondent vide R.C.NO.CS1/681/2024 dt:24-10-2024 in respect of FP Shop No.1334008, Chapirevula Village, Nandyal Mandal, Nandyal Dist., pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M M M SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 3 RC,J W.P.NO.3949 OF 2025 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 4 RC,J W.P.NO.3949 OF 2025 ORDER: To declare the action of the 4th respondent in issuing proceedings vide R.C. No.CS1/681/2024 dated 24.10.2024 contrary to G.O.Ms.No.10 dated 03.09.2024, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard M.M.M.Srinivasa 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 and learned counsel for the respondents collectively submitted that similar issue as in this writ petition has already been dealt with by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in writ petitions vide W.P.Nos.27510 of 2024 & batch and the same was disposed of on 06.01.2025 and the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order in those writ petitions and prayed to pass similar orders. 4. Taking their submissions into consideration, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition in terms of the order passed in W.P.Nos.27510 of 2024 & batch dated 06.01.2025. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 5 RC,J W.P.NO.3949 OF 2025 6. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. 7. Registry is directed to enclose a copy of the order in W.P.Nos.27510 of 2024 & batch dated 06.01.2025, to this order. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 29.01.2026 LSP