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APHC010582762023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3332]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 30032/2023

Between:

1. PAMULA VENKATA SRI HARI,, S/O LATE P.VENKATA NARASIMHA

RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O 14-70, YADAV BAZAR,

NANDIGAMA, NTR DISTRICT, 521185.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT

3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFICER, NANDIGAMA DIVISION,

NANDIGAMA

4. THE DISTRICT TAHSILDAR, NANDIGAMA MANDAL, NANDIGAMA,

NTR 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of

writ of Mandamus to declare the action of 4th Respondent in passing an

endorsement rejecting the representation made for appointment of the

petitioner as fair price shop dealer in pursuant to GO.Ms.No 32, dated 03-12-

2018 Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) Department even

though the said GO does not deal with compassionate appointments and

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thereby the 3rd Respondent in issuing notification for inviting fresh

applications for dealership of fair price shop as arbitrary and illegal and

consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Fair Price

Shop Dealer for Shop Number 0604008 at Nandigama by suspending the

endorsement given by the 4th Respondent. Prayer is amended as per the

Court's Order dt.19.11.2025 in I.A.No.01 of 2024.

IA NO: 1 OF 2023

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

stay on all further proceedings for Fair Pride Shop Number 0604008 at

Nandigama including the notification issued by the 3rd Respondent pending

disposal of this writ petition in the interest of justice.

IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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

permit the petitioner to amend the prayer portion in the affidavit in petition in

WP No. 30032 of 2023 by amending words "Appointment of petitioner as fair

price shop dealer in pursuant to GO.MS No. 32 dated 03-12-2018 Consumer

Affairs Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) Department even though the said GO

does Not deal with compassionate Appointments in the place of " appointment

of the petitioner as fair price shop dealer under compassionate appointments"

in the interest of justice

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SAZID KALLUR

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES

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The Court made the following order:

The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 issued

endorsement rejecting the representation made by the petitioner seeking

appointment as a Fair Price shop dealer on compassionate appointment by

virtue of G.O.Ms.No.32 Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I)

Department, dated 03.12.2018 even though the said G.O. does not deal with

compassionate appointments and consequently respondent No.3 issued

Notification inviting fresh applications for dealership of Fair Price shop.

2. Heard Sri Sazid Kallur, learned counsel for the petitioner and

Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil

Supplies appearing for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, in elaboration to what has been

stated in the affidavit, contended that the petitioner’s father was appointed as

Fair Price shop dealer for the shop No.0604008 in the year 2019 and he

passed away on 28.08.2022. After the demise of his father, the petitioner

submitted a representation to respondent No.2-District Collector through

Spandana da