APHC010197882025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. EDDUM MANI, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, GROUP LEADER, SRI GANDHIJI SHG LEADERS, FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER,SHOP NO.0104307, R/O, D/NO. PLOT NO. 10, MAIN STREET, GAYATRI COLONY RAJAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. JOINT COLLECTOR, , SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OF DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, RAJAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Directio trying to stop supplying essential commodities to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and to consequently direct the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to forthwith 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10206/2025 EDDUM MANI, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, GROUP LEADER, SRI GANDHIJI SHG LEADERS, FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER,SHOP NO.0104307, R/O, D/NO. PLOT NO. 10, MAIN STREET, GAYATRI COLONY RAJAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. JOINT COLLECTOR, , SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM THE TAHSILDAR, RAJAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM 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 topleased to Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring the action of Respondent No.3 and 4 is trying to stop supplying essential commodities to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and to consequently direct the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to forthwith RC,J W.P.No.10206 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI EDDUM MANI, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, GROUP LEADER, SRI GANDHIJI SHG LEADERS, FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER,SHOP NO.0104307, R/O, D/NO. PLOT NO. 10, MAIN STREET, GAYATRI COLONY RAJAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, JOINT COLLECTOR, , SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. FICER, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM THE TAHSILDAR, RAJAM MANDAL SRIKAKULAM 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 topleased to Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ n, declaring the action of Respondent No.3 and 4 is trying to stop supplying essential commodities to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and to consequently direct the Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to forthwith RC,J W.P.No.10206 of 2025 2 supply essential commodities to the petitioner and allow her to function as Fair Price Shop Dealer of F P Shop No.0104307 of Rajam Village, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam District, by regularly supplying essential commodities and pass such 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 issue Interim directions to release Essential Commodities by the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4 to allow the petitioner to function as Fair Price Shop Dealer of F P Shop No. 0104307 of Rajam Village, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam District, by regularly supplying essential commodities, pending disposal of W P No. of 2025 of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VARDHINEEDI SAI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: RC,J W.P.No.10206 of 2025 3 ORDER The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent nos.3 and 4 stopped supplying essential commodities to the petitioner and not allowing her to function as Fair Price Shop Dealer of F.P.Shop No.0104307 of Rajam Village, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2. Heard Sri Vardhineedi Saikiran, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. Sri Vardhineedi Saikiran, learned counsel for the petitioner, while reiterating the contents of the writ affidavit would contend that the authorities stopped supplying essential commodities to the Fair Price Shop of the petitioner. He would further contend that pursuant to the interim orders passed by this Court on 23.04.2025 the respondent authorities restored supply of stocks. He would further contend that stoppage of supply of essential commodities without suspension or cancellation of the Fair Price Shop authorization is illegal and arbitrary. Accordingly, prayed to allow the writ petition. 4. Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader, fairly conceded that the authorities cannot stop supply of essential commodities, RC,J W.P.No.10206 of 2025 4 unless the FP shop authorization of the petitioner is either suspended or cancelled and in the instant case there was neither suspension nor cancellation of the authorization and the authorities, if intend, would take steps in accordance with law against the irregularities, if any, committed by the petitioner. 5. Perused the material available on record and considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6. As rightly contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner and fairly conceded by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, there is neither suspension nor cancellation of the FP shop authorization of the petitioner. Therefore, stoppage of supply of essential commodities for being distributed to the cardholders allocated to the FP shop of the petitioner is unsustainable. 7. The record discloses that this Court vide interim orders dated 23.04.2025 directed the authorities to supply stock and it is admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that since then there was supply of goods to the FP shop of the petitioner. 8. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the authorities to continue to supply the essential commodities to the FP shop of the petitioner. In case the respondent authorities intend to take action against RC,J W.P.No.10206 of 2025 5 the irregularities, if any, committed by the petitioner, they can take steps in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 21st day of January, 2026 RR