IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN WRIT PETITION No.27222 of 2010 Between: Mothe Thirupathi. … Petitioner And The Government of A.P., reptd., by Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.Achutha Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.4 in releasing stocks for distribution to the petitioner’s fair price shop at Annaram village, Kotapalli Mandal, Adilabad district, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer of the above mentioned shop by respondent No.3, vide: his order dated 23-3-2010. Some of the unsuccessful candidates, who applied for the said dealership, filed an appeal, which was stated to have been dismissed by the appellate authority, vide: his order dated 28-7-2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has obtained demand drafts required for release of the stocks, respondent No.4 has not so far released the stocks for distribution. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, submitted that respondent No.4 will release the stocks to the petitioner. In view of this submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.4 to permit the petitioner to continue as fair price shop dealer as long as the authorization issued in his favour remains in force. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:15-11-2010 MNR