THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.12945 OF 2008 DATED 7th FEBRUARY, 2011 BETWEEN: Ganta Rambabu … Petitioner And Joint Collector, East Godavari District, Kakinada and Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.12945 OF 2008 O R D E R The petitioner, being the fair price shop dealer of shop No.9, Lampakalova Village, Prathipadu Mandal, East Godavari District, filed the present writ petition assailing the action of the respondents in not supplying him essential commodities for distribution pursuant to his dealership authorization in respect of the subject shop. This Court, by order dated 23.06.2008, directed the respondents to supply essential commodities to the petitioner upon his fulfilling necessary requirements therefore if his authorization was subsisting and had not been either cancelled or suspended. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapuram, East Godavari District, the second respondent, filed a counter stating that pursuant to the inspection of the petitioner’s shop on 29.02.2008, a case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 was booked against him. Accordingly, alternative arrangements were made for distribution of the essential commodities through another fair price shop. However, pursuant to the interim order granted by this Court, the petitioner was allowed to function as the dealer for the subject shop. It is stated in the counter that the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 culminated with a direction to confiscate 70% of the value of the seized stock. It is also stated that the said order is under challenge before this Court. Further, the counter reflects that under proceedings in Reference No.G.566/2010 dated 17.01.2011, the authorization of the petitioner as a fair price shop dealer for the subject shop was cancelled. In that view of the matter, no cause survives for adjudication in this writ petition as the petitioner, having lost his authorization, can no longer insist upon supply of essential commodities for distribution through the subject fair price shop. The petitioner necessarily has to challenge the cancellation of his authorization by way of an independent proceeding. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. --------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 7th FEBRUARY, 2011 PGS/VGSR