APHC010283732026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14828/2026 Between: 1. BALAJI ENTERPRISES, MADAPAM 532 421, NARSANNAPETA MANDALAM SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR VADDE RANGA RAO, S/O. LATE SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, RIO. KOTHAPETA STREET MADAPAM VILLAGE, NARSANNAPETA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522238. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD APSCSCL, REP BY ITS VICE CHAIRMAN-CUM- MANAGING DIRECTOR 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, SRI SAI TOWERS, ASHOKNAGAR KANURU, BANDAR ROAD, VIJAYAWADA-520007. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT AT SRIKAKULAM-532001. 4. THE JOINT COLLEPTOR AND EOED, SRIKAKULAM, OFFICE AT VISAKHA-B COLONY, OPOSITE TO SHIRIDI SAI TEMPLE, SRIKAKULAM -532001. 5. THE DISTRICT CIVIL SUPPLIES MANGER, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT -532001. 2 ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing impugned Order dated 02.04.2026 by seizing the rice mill of the petitioner due to indulged in unfair practices of the petitioner rice mill such as mixture of PDS rice in the rice meant for delivery to the corporation by directing the 5th respondent to take necessary further as per rules regarding the petitioner rice mill is highly illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India by setting aside the Impugned Order dated 02.04.2026 and consequently to direct the respondents to continue the 4th petitioner rice mill in the interest of justice and to pass such 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 may be pleased to Direct the respondents to run/continue the petitioner rice mills by considering the representation dated 23.04.2028 of the petitioner by Suspending the Impugned Order dated 01.04.2026 passed by the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TENEPALLI NIRANJAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14828/2026 ORDER: Heard Sri M.S.P.Reddy, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri M.S.P.Reddy, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive and no further adjudication is necessary in the present Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition becomes infructuous. Recording the said submission, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 15.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP 4 02 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 14828/2026 15.06.2026 TTPPSS//BBSSPP