APHC010675392025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3333]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 34868/2025 Between:

1. M LAKSHMI RAJYAM, W/O VIJAYA BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OEC. FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALER OF SHOP NO.1136011, R/O. D. NO. 3/380 OPP SBI, LAKKIREDDIPALLI VILLAGE, LAKKIREDDIPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE JOINT COLLECTOR, , ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.

3. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, RAYACHOTI, LAKKIREDDIPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, 4. T HE TAHSILDAR, LAKKIREDDIPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.

5. T HE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, LAKKIREDDIPALLE MANDAL, ANNAMAYYA 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction under Article 226 of constitution of India more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not allotting the commodities for distribution for the card H holders without there being suspension or cancellation as arbitrary and illegal, contrary objectives of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Orders, 2018 and contrary to the well-established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to me under Articles 21 and 3 00-A ofthe Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to supply the commodities to me and drop all further proceedings and direct the respondents to pay costs to me and pass 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 to direct the respondents to continue me as the fair price shop dealer and consequently release the commodities in my favor for distribution to the card holders with immediate effect, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. PAPUDIPPU SASHIDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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

ORDER:

The present writ petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction under Article 226 of constitution of India more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not allotting the commodities for distribution for the cardholders without there being suspension or cancellation as arbitrary and illegal, contrary objectives of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Orders, 2018 and contrary to the well-established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to supply the commodities to the petitioner and drop all further proceedings and direct the respondents to pay costs….”

2. Brief facts of the case are as follows:

a) The petitioner was appointed as a Fair Price Shop dealer for Shop No.1136011 of Lakkireddipalli Village, Lakkireddipalle Mandal on 09.03.2012. The petitioner’s authorization has been extended from time to time. Since the date of her appointment, the petitioner has been running the Fair Price Shop without there being any complaint from anybody.

b) While things stood thus, the inspecting authorities came to the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop on 04.07.2025, conducted an inspection and seized the commodities alleging that the petitioner violated certain clauses of the APSTPS C