APHC010102842023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 5524/2023 Between: 1. POTHAKAMURI NARASIMHA RAO, S/O ANAKAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/O MARRIPUDI MANDAL, GOSUKONDA AGRAHARAM, KELLAMPALLI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT,523240. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUIDLINGS, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI, 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CS, ONGOLE,PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB COLLECTOR, KANDUKUR,PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MARRIPUDI MANDAL,PRAKASAM 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 appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of respondents in not appointing petitioner as Fair Price shop dealer, Gosukonda Agraharam Village of Marripudi Mandal under compassionate grounds in the place of his deceased mother 2 Smt.Pothakamuri Venkat Ratnam W/o Late Ankamma Rao even after receiving recommendation from 4th Respondent is being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents more particularly 2nd and 3rd respondent to appoint petitioner as F.P Shop dealer on permanent basis and allot essential commodities to Petitioner's F.P shop No.7 to distribute the same to card holders as earlier basing on recommendations of 4th respondent i.e. Rc.B/16/2022 dated 04.03.2022 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 to appoint Petitioner as F.P shop dealer on permanent basis Gosukonda Agraharam Village of Marripudi Mandal, Prakasam District pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K VARUN SHYAM KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 17th February, 2026 RKS