1 APHC010293532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] FRIDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14689/2025 Between: 1. LENKA RAMADEVI, ,D/O. LATE LENKA SANYASI AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE, R/O PURITIPENTA VILLAGE, GAJAPATHINAGARAM MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHASILDAR, GAJAPATHINAGARAM MANDALAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 2 5. AMPOLU ANUSHA, D/O A SURI, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/O SC COLONY, PURITIPENTA VILLAGE, GAJAPATHINAGARAM MANDALAM, VIZIANAGARAM 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 pass an order or orders or a direction in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 3RD Respondent in appointing the 5TH respondent as Fair Price Shop Dealer while pending of the writ petition No. 30831/2024 filed by petitioner for compassionate grounds to the Fair Price Shop No. 219010, situated at Puritipenta Village, Gajapathinagaram Mandal, Vizianagaram District as wholly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, contrary to principles of natural justice, besides being violative of the petitioners rights guaranteed under Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and to consequently direct the respondents No.2 to 5 to continue the petitioner as a dealer to the Fair Price Shop No. 219010, situated at Puritipenta Village, Gajapathinagaram Mandal, Vizianagaram District 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 direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as fair price shop dealer with respect to the shop No.219010 situated at Puritipenta Village, Gajapathinagaram Mandal, Vizianagaram District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G SRAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 3 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following order: Sri G. Sravan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and that it has become infructuous. Hence, nothing further remains for adjudication. 2. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any in the Writ Petition, shall also stand closed. ____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 30.01.2026 ANS 4 45 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 14689/2025 Date: 30.01.2026 ANS