RC,J W.P.No.7501 of 2025 1 APHC010113892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 7501/2025 Between: 1. VASANTHA VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O VEERABHADRAYYA, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717029, MADUGULA (V) GURJALA MANDAL PALANADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 2. . SHEK HINJA, W/O JHON SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717024, NADIKUDI(V) DACHEPALLI MANDAL PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 3. MALLEM SAMBHASHIVA RAO, S/O APPAYYA CHARI, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717039, TUMMALACHURU(V) PIDUGURALL MANDAL PALANADU(GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 4. SHEK MAHABOOB SUBHANI, S/O AASAN VALI, AGED ABOUT 55, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717077, TUMMALACHURU(V) PIDUGURALL MANDAL PALANADU(GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 5. . BANDIGUNCHALA ANILBABU, S/O CHOWDAYYA, AGED ABOUT 50, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717078, KAMEPALLI (V) PIDUGURALL MANDAL PALANADU(GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 6. . SHEK MASTAN BEE, W/O HUSSEN, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO. 0703030, MADUGULA (V) GURJALA MANDAL PALANADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT 7. MUNDRA VASURU RAO, S/O VENKATESWARULU, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO.0717028, TUMMALACHURU(V) RC,J W.P.No.7501 of 2025 2 PIDUGURALLA MANDAL PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 8. SHEK KARIMULLA, S/O MD MASTAN SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 55, OCC F.P DEALER, F.P SHOP.NO. 0717063, GUTTIKONDA (V) PIDUGURALLA MANDAL PALANADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOOD- CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GURAJALA DIVISION PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, PIDUGURALLA MANDAL PALNADU (GUNTUR) DISTRICT. V 6. THE DEPUTY TAHSIIDAR CIVIL SUPPLIES, PIDUGURALLA MANDAL PALNADU (GUNTUR) 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 a writ order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the impugned proceedings of the 4th Respondent vide in Rc.no. 1339/06/2024A Dt 16.1.2025,Rc.no.l341/06/2024A Dt 10.1.2025 and Rc.no. 1340/06/2024A Dt 10.1.2025 and other common proceedings dt 10.1.2025 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of the Art. 14 and 21 Of Constitution of India and against the clause 5 of the AP PDS(Control) order 2008 and clause 8 of the AP PDS(Control) order 2018 read with Sec 7 of essential Commodities Act and also violation of the principles of natural Justice and consequently set-aside the same and pass RC,J W.P.No.7501 of 2025 3 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 to suspend the impugned proceedings of the;4th Respondent vide in Rc.no. 1339/06/2024A Dt 16.1.2025, Rc.no. 1341/06/2024A Dt 10.1.2025 and Rc.no. 1340/06/2024A Dt 10.1.2025 and other common proceedings dt 10.1.2025 and pass s Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V VIJAYA VARDHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER Sri V.Vijaya Vardhan, learned counsel for petitioners, sought permission of this court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file separate individual writ petitions for each of the petitioners. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty as sought for. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 18th February, 2026. RR