IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4504 of 2008 Between: P.Sarat Babu S/o.P.Ramarao R/o.D.No.1/79 Lingadhal village, Bommanahal Mandal, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar, Bommanahal vill and Mandal, Anantapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District. 3 The District Collector. Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VIJAY KUMAR DEVINENI Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in supplying essential commodities during the subsistence of the authorization of the petitioner under clause 5 of the Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001 as illegal. The petitioner also sought for a direction to the respondents to compensate for the loss suffered on account of such non-supply. The petitioner was appointed as fair price shop dealer of Lingadhal Village, Bommanahal Mandal, Anantapur District on 25.05.2007. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the dealership is subsisting, he is not being supplied with the essential commodities for distribution to the cardholders. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies placed before me a copy of fax message sent by respondent No.1, wherein it is mentioned that the petitioner failed to submit the demand draft towards the cost of essential commodities allotted to his shop for the month of February, 2008 till 21.02.2008 in spite of several oral reminders and, therefore, alternative arrangements were made by permitting Sri Gouri Gramaikya Sangham of Lingadhal Village to distribute the commodities to ensure smooth functioning of the public distribution system. In view of the stand taken by the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that if the petitioner pays the amounts towards the value of the commodities from the month of March, 2008 within the time, the respondents shall supply the same to the petitioner, if his authorization subsists. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.5854 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 7th MARCH, 2008 kvni