RC,J W.P No.30633 of 2024 1 APHC010587262024 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: 30633/2024 Between: 1. SRI RAMA MAHILA PODUPU SANGAM, REP.BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT.R.RAMANIDEVI W/O R.A.SURYANARAYANA AGE.37 YEARS, OCC. F.P. SHOP DEALER OF SHOP NO.0387017, CIRCLE-LL, VISAKHAPATNAM TOWN, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DIST. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST., AT VISAKHAPATNAM. 3. THE DISTRICT CIVIL SUPPLY OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM TOWN, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. 4. THE ASSISTANT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIRCLE-LL, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. SMT G SATYAVATHI, W/O NARAYANA RAO AGE.38 YEARS. PRESIDENT SAI BABU SHG, OPP. NAVODAYA SCHOOL, KOMMADI 3 COLONY, MADHURAWADA, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.. ...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 RC,J W.P No.30633 of 2024 2 pleased topleased to issue Writ Order or Orders or a Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring proceedings issued by the 3rd respondent vide Rc.No.260/2024/S4 dt. 16-12-2024 directing the 4th respondent to stop the release of essential commodities to the petitioner's shop and allot the same to the 5th respondent from January, 2025 onwards in respect of Shop NO. No.0387017, Circle-ll, Visakhapatnam Town, Visakhapatnam Dist, without any suspension cancelation and without following the procedure as contemplated under AP State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order,2018 apart from violation of the principles of natural justice and consequentially set aside the impugned proceedings dt. 16-12-2024 by directing the Respondents to continue petitioner as FP Shop dealer as usual, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 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 vacate the interim orders dated 23.12.2024 in I.A.No. 1 of 2024 in the W.P No.30633 of 2024 and dismiss the writ petition as it is devoid of merits and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M M M SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES RC,J W.P No.30633 of 2024 3 The Court made the following Order: Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in directing the respondent No.4 to stop the release of essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop bearing No.0387017, Circle-II, Visakhapatnam Town, Visakhapatnam District, without passing any order of suspension or cancellation, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Mr. M.M.M.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner, while reiterating the contents of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, submitted that the petitioner was appointed as a temporary Fair Price Shop dealer for the shop bearing No.0387017, Circle-II, Visakhapatnam Town, Visakhapatnam District, vide Proceedings in Rc.No.53/2020/CSC dated 30.04.2020 and has been operating the shop continuously for the past four years without any complaints whatsoever. He further contended that without issuing any notice and without any order of suspension or cancellation as mandated under the Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, the authorities orally stopped the petitioner from taking Demand Drafts for the month of January 2025 and issued proceedings dated 16.12.2024 directing the respondent No.4 to stop the release of essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop and entrusted the same to respondent No.5. RC,J W.P No.30633 of 2024 4 4. He further submitted that if the impugned proceedings subsist, it would cause serious hardship to the petitioner by depriving him of his livelihood. The learned counsel points out that despite lapse of more than a year, the enquiry has not yet been concluded. 5. Taking the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner into consideration, since the writ petition pertains to the year 2024 and the enquiry is still pending before the District Civil Supplies Officer/respondent No.3, this Court instead of going into the merits and demerits of the case, is inclined to disposed of the Writ Petition, by passing the following order. The respondent No.3/District Civil Supplies Officer, shall conclude the enquiry as expeditiously as possible. Till the enquiry is concluded, the interim order granted by this Court on 23.12.2024 shall continue. 6. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date:30.01.2026 Ksj