I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.40064 OF 2025 DATE: 26.03.2026 Between :

Mohammed Yousufuddin … Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and 3 others … Respondents

ORDER

Heard Sri Annampelli Gangadhar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri K. Devender, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., (TGSCSCL), appearing on behalf of respondent No.4.

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

“…(a) to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent No.3 in unilaterally withdrawing/cancelling the contract agreement for hiring of private vehicle bearing Registration No. TS-02-UC-4415, entered into under Agreement dated 01-04-2025 and valid till 31-03-2026, vide Letter bearing Ref.No.CS1/01/2025 dated 01-12- 2025 (served on the Petitioner on 19-12-2025, as illegal, arbitrary, mala fide, violative of the principles of natural justice, in breach of contractual obligations and unconstitutional, being violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently quash and set aside the same. Consequently, suspend the operation of the impugned Letter bearing Ref.No.CS1/01/2025 dated 01-12-2025 b) Further direct the Respondents, particularly Respondent No.3, to permit the Petitioner to continue the hiring agreement dated 01-04-2025 in accordance with its terms and conditions till its contractual expiry on 31-03-2026, c) Pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.

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 is the owner of a Swift car bearing Registration No. TS-02-UC-4415 hired by respondent No.3 under a valid contract agreement dated 01-04-2025 subject to terms and conditions. As per Condition No.14 of the Agreement, the contract was valid and subsisting for the period from 01-04-2025 to 31-03-2026 and shall not be terminated before expiry period except in accordance to law and contractual conditions. The petitioner purchased a new Maruti Breeza vehicle by availing loan facility and made available to respondent No.3 as per his request. Respondent No.3 without issuing any show-cause notice, without giving any opportunity of hearing, issued the impugned withdrawal letter dated 01-12-2025. Respondent No.3 is delaying monthly hire charges to the petitioner under the influence of respondent No.4. Aggrieved by the action of the respondent No.3 in unilaterally withdrawing/ cancelling the contract agreement for hiring of private vehicle, the petitioner had approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

4. PERUSED THE RECORD (A) The impugned proceedings of the District civil Supply Officer, Peddapalli District vide Ref.No.CS1/ 01/ 2025, dated 01.12.2025 is extracted hereunder Ref.No.CS1/01/2025 Dated 01.12.2025 Sub:- Civil supplies – Hire vehicle which is under use of DCSO, Peddapalli is withdrawn w.e.f. 01.12.2025 – Information - Reg.

o0o This is to inform you that, in view of the inconvenience caused with the Hire vehicle under use of District civil Supply Officer, Peddapalli District is hereby withdrawn with effect 01.12.2025 As such, the Hire charges to the above hire vehicle shall be paid up to 30.11.2025.

Hence, this for your information.

Sd/-

District Civil Supply Officer, Peddapalli District To The District Manager, TGSCSCL, Peddapally.

(B) Counter affidavit filed by respondent No.3 placing reliance on the averments of the counter affidavit in particular para No.7 is extracted hereunder “7. In reply