IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 15552 of 2008 Between: Pittu Sri Ramanjaneya Reddy S/o. Ramaswami reddy R/o. Pandillapalli Village, Vetapalem (M), Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, (Civil Supplies ) Ongole, Prakasam District. 2 The Joint Collector, Ongole, Prakasam Distrct. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Thasildar, Vetapalem Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 Mannam Venkateswara Reddy S/o. Ramaswami reddy Pandillapaali Village, Vetapalem, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or an appropriate writ or order declaring the Proceedings in Rc. CS2/2770-1/2008, dt. 08.07.2008 passed by the 1st respondent, as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and unconstitutional and against to the principles of natural justice and contrary to provisions of Essential Commodities Act and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the respondent no.5: None The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 15552 of 2008 ORDER: The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies has obtained instructions from the District Collector, Prakasam and submits that the impugned order dated 8.7.2008, purportedly of the District Collector, but signed by Sri M. Lakshmi Narayana is ambiguous and does not reﬂect a decision making process by the quasi judicial authority, namely, the District Collector. But, reads as though it is an order passed by Sri M. Lakshmi Narayana, with the prior approval of the District Collector. In view of the language of the impugned order, the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies concedes that the order suﬀers from a fatal inﬁrmity and that the District Collector, Prakasam would withdraw the order with liberty to pass a fresh order in accordance with law. The District Collector is present in Court pursuant to the direction of this Court dated 28.7.2008. In view of the statement made on behalf of the respondents by the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, namely, that the impugned order would be withdrawn with liberty topass a fresh order in accordance with law, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. Recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 4th August, 2008 pnb