APHC010652892025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3333]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 33686/2025 Between:

1. P ARNAGONTA PARVATHAMMA, W/O. LATE VENKATA SIVA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, PERMANENT F.P SHOP DEALER OF F.P SHOP NO.1243017, R/O. NEERUKUNTIA PALLI H/O. GODDUVELAGALA VILLAGE, GANDLAPENTA MANDAL, CURRENTLY SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT, (OLD ANANTHAPUR).

...PETITIONER AND

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

2. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT, PUTTAPARTHI.

3. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KADIRI DIVISION, KADIRI, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT.

4. T HE TAHSILDAR, GANDLAPENTA MANDAL, GANDLAPENTA, SRI SATYA SAI 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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.F/603/2025, dated 26.11.2025 issued by the Respondent No.3 suspending and cancelling my authorization, as arbitrary and illegal, contrary to the objectives and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, and contrary to the well-established legal principles, apart from being violative of my fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently set aside the same, drop all further proceedings on the same allegations and direct continuation of my authorization for the subject shop 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 pleased to direct the 3rd Respondent to continue the Petitioner as the Fair Price Shop dealer by suspending the proceedings in Rc.No.F/603/2025, dated 26.11.2025 issued by the respondent No.3, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition: and pass IA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to implead the Proposed Respondent No. 5 as party respondent No. 5 in W.P. No. 33686 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

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

1. GP FOR REVENUE

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

ORDER:

This Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following prayer:

“to issue an appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the proceedings in Rc.No.F/603/2025, dated 26.11.2025 issued by the Respondent No.3 suspending and cancelling my authorization, as arbitrary and illegal, contrary to the objectives and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, and contrary to the well-established legal principles, apart from being violative of my fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently set aside the same, drop all further proceedings on the same allegations and direct continuation of my authorization for the subject shop and pass”

2. The petitioner herein was appointed as a fair price shop dealer of shop No.1243017 situated at Gandlapenta mandal, Sri Satya Sai district in the year 1996 and ever since, the petitioner‟s authorization is being renewed from time to time and she has been distributing essential commodities to the cardholders, without there being any complaint from whomsoever concerned.

3. While the matter stood thus, in Octo