ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed to issue a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent No.3 in suspending the authorization of the petitioner bearing Rc.No.I/1230/2021 dated 21.07.2021 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Andhra Pradesh State Targetted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018 (in short “the Control Order”) and consequently, to set aside the same.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No.0816035 of China Kothapalli Village, Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District in the year 2012 and he was issued authorization as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008. Same was renewed from time to time and renewal was granted upto March, 2020. He has submitted an application along with required challan for renewal of the authorization. When the application is pending for renewal, as per the provisions of the Control Order, 2018, it is deemed to be renewed and subsisting. The petitioner was allowed to lift the essential commodities for the month of July, 2021 also. The petitioner had been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders since