APHC010651532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3333]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 33732/2025 Between:

1. D ALLI RAMANAMMA, W/O SURAPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER F.P.SHOP NO.0106034, LAKSHMIPURAM VILLAGE, LAVERU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPT., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P 2.

2. T HE JOINT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. SRIKAKULAM

3.

3. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 4.

4. T HE TAHSILDAR, LAVERU MANDAL, LAVERU , SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 5.

5. S RI ADITYA SELF HELP GROUP, REP., BY ITS., SMT. DALLI LAKSHMI, W/O. NOOKAYYA, LAKSHMIPURAM VILLAGE, LAVERU MANDALAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT.

...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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction declaring the Proceedings issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam, the 3RD respondent herein, in Rc.No.1779/2024 C.S, dt.20.11.2025, Cancelled authorization of the petitioner herein, as F.P. Shop dealer without giving any opportunityand without conducting any enquiry as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, in Violation of Principles of Natural Justice and contrary to the provisions of A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2018, and set aside the same and pass such other order or orders as may be just and necessary.

IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to, direct the respondents herein to allow the petitioner to distribute the Essential Commodities to the respective card holders attached to the F.P.Shop No.0106034 in Lakshmipuram village, Laveru Mandal, Srikakulam District, by suspending the operation of the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam, the 3^"^ respondent herein, in Rc.No. 1779/2024 C.S, dt.20.11.2025,, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. RAJU GUBBALA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI

2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following:

HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION No.33732 of 2025

ORDER

The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction declaring the Proceedings issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam, the 3^rd respondent herein, in Rc.No.1779/2024 C.S, dt.20.11.2025, Cancelled authorization of the petitioner herein, as F.P.Shop dealer without giving any opportunity and without conducting any enquiry as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, in Violation of Principles of Natural Justice and contrary to the provisions of A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2018, and set aside the same and pass such other order…”

2. The petitioner was appointed as a permanent Fair Price Shop Dealer for Shop No.0106034 in Lakshmipuram Village, Laveru Mandal, Srikakulam District, in the year 1994. The petitioner‟s authorization has been extended from time to time and is valid up to 31.03.2025 and thereafter the petitioner applied for further renewal through online application on 24.07.2025. The case of the petitioner is also that the petitioner is distributing essential commodities to the cardholders to the best satisfaction of everyone.

3. While things stood thus, on 04.11.2025, basing on a complaint received from the villagers of Lakshmipuram Village, Laveru Mandal, the 3rd respondent, vide proceedings dated 03.11.2025, d