APHC010676252022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. YENNI SURI, S/O. SWAMI, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. 2 MAIN STREET, DHAVALAPETA, SANTHAVURITY, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. BAGADI SANYASI RAO, S/O. AMMI NAIDU LATE, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O. 2 SANTHAVURITY, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CS WING, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT SRIKAKULAM. THE DISTRICT CIVIL SUPPLIES OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, AT SRIKAKULAM 3. THE COMMISISONER, A.P.CIVIL SUPPLIES, VIJAYAWADA 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM,SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHASILDAR, G.SIGADAM.MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 40106/2022 YENNI SURI, S/O. SWAMI, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. 2 MAIN STREET, DHAVALAPETA, SANTHAVURITY, SRIKAKULAM BAGADI SANYASI RAO, S/O. AMMI NAIDU LATE, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O. 2-7, TEMPLE STREET, DHAVALAPETA, SANTHAVURITY, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CS WING, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT AKULAM. THE DISTRICT CIVIL SUPPLIES OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, AT SRIKAKULAM THE COMMISISONER, A.P.CIVIL SUPPLIES, VIJAYAWADA THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM,SRIKAKULAM THE TAHASILDAR, G.SIGADAM.MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM ...RESPONDENT(S): RC,J W.P.No.40106 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI YENNI SURI, S/O. SWAMI, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. 2-69, MAIN STREET, DHAVALAPETA, SANTHAVURITY, SRIKAKULAM BAGADI SANYASI RAO, S/O. AMMI NAIDU LATE, AGED ABOUT 63 7, TEMPLE STREET, DHAVALAPETA, ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CS WING, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT AKULAM. THE DISTRICT CIVIL SUPPLIES OFFICER, THE COMMISISONER, A.P.CIVIL SUPPLIES, VIJAYAWADA THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM,SRIKAKULAM THE TAHASILDAR, G.SIGADAM.MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): RC,J W.P.No.40106 of 2022 2 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 tomay be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declaring the the the proceedings Nos. .Rc/289/2020/A, dated 23.07.2022 on the file of the 6th respondent, as illegal,void, arbitrary, malicous in law and violating the principels of naturals juastice apart from the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and cosnquentlly, set- aside the same and to direct the respondent to continue to distribute the essential commoidites to the petitoners and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 continue to distribute the essential commodities to the petitioners by suspending urgent notices vide proceedings Nos. Rc/289/2020/A, dated 23.07.2022 on the file of the 6th respondent, respectively pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V SRINIVASULA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER This writ petition is filed challenging the proceedings of respondent no.6-Tahsildar, vide Rc/289/2020/A, dated 23.07.2022 whereby the petitioners were directed to surrender the white ration card, on the ground that the said orders were passed without conducting enquiry and without giving the petitioners an opportunity to defend. RC,J W.P.No.40106 of 2022 3 2. This Court vide orders dated 13.12.2022, having prima facie found that the impugned proceedings were issued in clear violation of principles of natural justice, suspended them until further orders, directing the respondents to continue supply of the essential commodities to the petitioners. 3. The impugned notice nowhere states that an enquiry was conducted to find out whether the petitioners are eligible to hold white ration card and therefore, the impugned proceedings were issued without conducting any enquiry. Thus, there is a clear violation of principles of natural justice. 4. Sri V.Srinivasula Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, submitted that the subject issue is squarely covered by the orders dated 11.11.2025 passed by a coordinate bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.28516 of 2022 and prayed to dispose of this writ petition by passing the similar orders. 5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, since there is a clear violation of principles of natural justice while passing the impugned proceedings, this writ petition is disposed of for the similar reasons and conclusions arrived in Writ Petition No.28516 of 2022. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, setting aside the impugned proceedings of respondent no.6-Tahsildar, vide Rc/289/2020/A, RC,J W.P.No.40106 of 2022 4 dated 23.07.2022. The respondent authorities are at liberty to conduct enquiry in accordance with law, if they feel that the petitioners are ineligible to hold white ration card and if found correct, they can take steps in accordance with law. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 12TH February, 2026. RR