APHC010715672025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 1278/2026 Between: 1. BADANA MANAGAMMA, W/O. PRABHAKARA RAO PROP., OF M/S. MOHINI MODERN RICE MILL, LAXMIPURAM VILLAGE, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT AT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238 2. THE COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT- 532001 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CS AND EXOFFICIO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF APSCSL, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT- 532001 4. THE TAHSILDAR, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT-532195 5. THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, SANTHABOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT-532195 6. THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, KOTABOMMALI 2 MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT-532195 7. THE DISTRICT MANAGER, A.P. STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD SRIKAKULAM,SRIKAKULAMDISTRICT- 532001 ...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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents, especially the 2nd respondent, to forthwith dispose of the 6-A Case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, which have been pending before the 2nd respondent since January, 2025, and to declare the prolonged inaction on the part of the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, violative of the principles of natural justice, reflective of non-application of mind, unsustainable in law, and contrary to the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Consequently, this Honble Court may be pleased to direct the respondents 2, 3 and 7 to allot Custom Milled Rice (CMR) paddy to the petitioners rice mill situated at Laxmipuram Village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 to direct to removing the sizer of the petitioner rice mill and allow me for Custom Milled Rice(CMR) work and pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAJU GUBBALA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: To declare the action of the 2nd respondent in not disposing of the 6-A case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Gubbala Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, has been pending before the 2nd respondent and her rice mill was seized on the ground that there is shortage of stock. Thereafter, the petitioner made representations dated 28.07.2025, 08.09.2025 & 15.12.2025 to the respondent authorities seeking allotment of paddy for Custom Milled Rice operations. However, no action has been taken on the same nor the 6-A proceedings were disposed. If the said action is allowed to continue, it would not only affect the rights of the petitioner but her livelihood would also be affected, as such, prayed to pass appropriate orders protecting the interest of the petitioner. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader submitted that the respondents would conclude the enquiry, accordingly, prayed to pass appropriate orders. 4 5. Taking their submissions into consideration, as the relief sought is innocuous, there is no purpose in keeping the writ petition pending inviting counter, as such, without going into the merits and demerits of the case, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition by passing the following order: “The respondent authority concerned is directed to conclude the enquiry within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 27th January, 2026 RKS