HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.3337 OF 2026 DATED: 11.03.2026 Between:

Sri N.Sarvotham Reddy ……Petitioner And The State of Telangana and Others ....Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri Ajgal Ravi Babu, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“….to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents No 3 for issuing the authorisation of Fair Price shop dealer of shop No.(II) 2608023 of Bijuwaram Village, Madakal Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, consequent to the appointment orders issued by the Respondent No. 3 vider progs No. H/3232/202, dated 24.11.2025 and not considering the representation of the petitioner dated 05.01.2026 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No. 3 to issue authorization to the Petitioner consequent to the Proceedings No.

H/3232/202 dated 24.11.2025.…”

3. The case of the petitioner in brief as per the averments made in the affidavit filed by the petitioner in support of the present writ petition is as under:

The petitioner’s father was appointed as a Fair Price Shop Dealer of Shop No. 2608023 at Bijuwaram Village, Maldakal Mandal, Jogulamba-Gadwal District by the Sub-Collector, Gadwal, vide Proceedings No. G/848/1993. The said authorization of the petitioner’s father was renewed from time to time and remained valid up to 31.03.2019. The petitioner’s father died on 25.09.2021 while in service, leaving behind his wife and two sons, including the petitioner. Subsequently, on 02.02.2024, the petitioner submitted an application to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gadwal, seeking appointment as a Fair Price Shop Dealer on compassionate grounds.

It is further the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the said application, the Tahsildar, Maldakal, submitted proposals to the Revenue Divisional Officer through letters dated 11.09.2024, 03.12.2024, and 04.11.2025, recommending the petitioner’s appointment as Fair Price Shop Dealer. After verification of the records and in accordance to G.O.Ms. No.4, dated 28.04.2014, the Revenue Divisional Officer issued proceedings dated

24.11.2025, appointing the petitioner as the Fair Price Shop Dealer. However, despite the said appointment and the petitioner’s representation dated 05.01.2026 requesting the issuance of authorization to lift essential commodities, the respondents have not issued the authorization till date. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has approached this court by filing the present Writ Petition.

PERUSED THE RECORD DI SCUSSI ON AND CONCLUSI ON

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner puts-forth the following submissions:-

a) The limited relief as the sought for by the petitioner in the present writ petition is a direction to the 3^rd respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for issuance of the authorization of Fair Price Shop Dealership of shop No. 2608023 (shop No.I I ) of Bijuwaram Village, Madakal Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District.

b) Though the 3^rd respondent had issued proceedings vide No.H/ 3232/ 202, dated 24.11.2025 appointing the petitioner herein as Fair Price Shop Dealer on compassionate grounds, the 3^rd respondent had not issued any authorization consequent upon the said order, dated 24.11.2025 issued in favour of the petitioner herein by the respondent No.3 as on date.

Based on the aforesaid submissions, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the petitioner is entitled for the relief as prayed for by the petitioner in the present writ petition, since the inaction of the respondent authorities is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of I ndia thereby depriving petitioner’s right to livelihood.

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