IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25795 of 2007 Between: Sri Dhanalaxmi Mahila Podupu Sangam, (DWACRA Group) rep.by its president Anantagiri Anasuya,W/o.Venkatanna Maripeda Vilalge and mandal Warangal District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collecto(CS), Warangal Warangal District 2 The Revenue Divisonal officer, Mahaboobabad, Warangal District 3 The Mandal Revenue officer, Maripeda Mandal Nalgonda District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.PALLE NAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3 in not allotting the essential commodities to the petitioner- Sangam despite conclusion of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) by respondent No.1 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to allot the essential commodities to it. On 06-12-2007, this Court directed the respondents to supply the essential commodities to the petitioner. The respondents have not filed any counter- affidavit. The averment that proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act got concluded, with the passing of orders by respondent No.1 on 06-10-2007 by confiscating 25% of the seized stock in favour of the Government, is not disputed. The respondents have not come out with the stand that following the order passed in the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act, they have initiated any action for cancellation or suspension of the petitioner’s authorization. Therefore, so long as the petitioner- Sangam’s authorization is in tact and in force, it is entitled to distribute the essential commodities. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 18th April, 2008 lur