RC,J W.P.No.8316 of 2025 1 APHC010160232025 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: 8316/2025 Between: 1. B. KAMALAMMA, W/O. MAHALINGAPPA, AGED YEARS, OCC- F.P. SHOP DEALER, F.P. SHOP NO.1222038, R/O. D.NO.1-279, MANDALAPALLI VILLAGE H/O, APILEPALLI VILLAGE, KUNDURPI MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB COLLECTOR CUM REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KALYANDURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KUNDURPI MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAMU 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondents no.2 to 5 in not releasing the RC,J W.P.No.8316 of 2025 2 Essential Commodities to the petitioners F.P. shop No.1222038, Appilepalli Village, Kundurpi Mandal, Ananthapuramu District in spite of subsisting the petitioners F.P. shop authorization is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to supply the commodities continuously by continuing the petitioner as F.P. Shop dealer of F.P. shop No.1222038, Appilepalli Village, Kundurpi Mandal, Ananthapuramu District by returning the E-pass machine and Scale and to 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to return the E-pass machine and Scale by supplying the Essential Commodities to the petitioner’s F.P. shop No.1222038, Appilepalli Village, Kundurpi Mandal, Ananthapuramu District by continuing the Petitioner’s F.P. shop authorization, pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SURE MAHENDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: RC,J W.P.No.8316 of 2025 3 ORDER Sri S.Mahendra, learned counsel for the petitioner, sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file fresh writ petition. 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