APHC010189512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3332]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9902/2025 Between:

Golagani Raja Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. M M M SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following order:

Impugning the endorsement issued by the 3^rd respondent dated

11.03.2025 rejecting the appointment of the petitioner as Fair Price shop dealer on compassionate grounds, the present writ petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri M.M.M.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner in elaboration to what has been stated in the affidavit contended that, originally the petitioner’s father was appointed as fair price shop dealer for the Shop No.0320043 situated in Mallam village, Butchayyapeta Mandal, Anakapalli district and he died on 17.12.2021. He further submitted that, by virtue of G.O.Ms.