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I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRI T PETI TI ON No.8100 of 2026

DATE: 26.03.2026

BETWEEN :

Kappala Harish Goud … Petitioner

And

The State of Telangana, Civil Supplies Department

Hyderabad & 5 others

…. Respondents

O R D E R

Heard Sri P. Srinivas, learned counsel appearing

on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing on

behalf of Respondent Nos.1 to 6.

2. The petitioner approached this Court seeking the

prayer as under:

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“…to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing the notification vide File No.B/845/2025 dated 12.03.2026 for appointment of Fair Price Shop Dealers in Suryapet Division, including Fair Price Shop No.20 situated at Thalla Khammam Pahad Village, Suryapet Mandal & District (Sl.No.7(3)), without considering the claim of the petitioner, who is the legal heir of the original dealer and who has been running the said shop after the demise of the previous dealer, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of the principles of natural justice and Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently set aside the said notification in so far as it relates to the said Fair Price Shop and direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Fair Price Shop Dealer

on compassionate grounds and pass such other order…”

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is the son of Late Kappala Nagaiah, who was the authorized Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No.20 at Thalla Khammam Pahad, Suryapet. After Nagaiah’s demise, the dealership was granted on compassionate grounds to his wife, Smt. Kappala Anjamma, who continued operations until her death on 06.02.2020. Thereafter, the petitioner, being the only surviving legal heir and having assisted in running the shop, had continued managing its affairs and submitted

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representations seeking compassionate appointment. Earlier, petitioner’s claim had been rejected, and the same was challenged by the petitioner in W.P. No.24892 of 2022, but without success. Subsequently, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.14 of 2023 dated 16.06.2023, permitting consideration of legal heirs. Despite this and petitioner’s representation dated 05.03.2025, the respondents issued notification dated 12.03.2026 for fresh appointment without considering petitioner’s claim. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner had approached this court by filing the present writ

petition.

4. PERUSED THE RECORD.

(A) This Court vide its order dated 04.01.2024

passed in W.P.No. 24892 of 2022 filed by the petitioner on an earlier occasion, observed as under at paras 11 to

13:

11. In the instant case, the petitioner is involved in double murder case that too his step-mother and her daughter. Thus, in view of the Para No.11.7 of the G.O.Ms.No.20, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I CCS) Department, dated 06.09.2018, the petitioner is not eligible for the compassionate appointment and the

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petitioner has no right to seek compassionate appointment under the social security scheme as he is not son of the deceased and moreover, the petitioner is the accused No.1 of

murder of deceased dealer.

12. In view of the same, the respondent-authorities have rightly rejected the case of the petitioner for appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground. There is no illegality or irregularity to interfere with the orders passed by the respondent No.3, thus, this writ petition

is liable to be dismissed.

13. In view of the above findings, the Writ Petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. However, there shall be no

order as to costs.

DI SCUSSI ON AND CONCLUSI ON :

5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner mainly contends that subsequent to the orders of th