IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 20574 of 2007 Between: Arigela Girija, W/o.Sri A.Venkata Subbaiah, R/o.Chillamur(V), Chittamur(M), Nellore Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P, Rep.by The Commissioner,Civil Supplies, Hyderabad 2 The Joint Collector, Nellore Dist Nellore 3 The Sub-Collector,Gudur, Nellore Dist, Nellore 4 The Tahsildar, Chittamur(M), Nellore Dist .....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 proceeding or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in allotting and supplying the essetial commodites to be supplied through the chillamur Fair Price Shop by some of other person other the petitioner who has been appointed as a Fair price shop dealer for Chillamur(V) on a temporary as illegal, arbitrary and in vioaltive of Articles 14,16 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direc the the respondents to issue all the supplies of the esential commodities to be distributed through the Chillamur(V), Chittamur(M), Nellore Dist through the petitioner who has been appointed on a temporary basis and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SIVARAJU SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.20574 of 2007 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition complaining that the essential commodities to be supplied through the Chillamur Fair Price Shop are not allotted to her and they are being distributed through some other agency. 2 This Court, while issuing rule nisi, was pleased to direct the respondent authorities to supply the essential commodities only to the petitioner until further orders. 3 A counter affidavit has been filed wherein it is stated that the authorities are not aware of the appointment of the petitioner as Fair Price Shop dealer of Chillamur village and hence the stocks were not supplied to the petitioner. But immediately after coming to know that the petitioner was appointed as Fair Price Shop dealer of Chillamur village, the authorities started supplying the essential commodities to the petitioner. According to them the order of the Sub Collector appointing the petitioner as Fair Price Shop dealer was received only on 20.09.2007 and even before they initiated any action, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 4 From the above it is clear that the respondents have no intention to supply the essential commodities through some other agency other than the petitioner, but it is only a communication gap and now that the respondents are very well aware of the fact that the petitioner was appointed as Fair Price Shop dealer and they are supplying the essential commodities to the petitioner to be supplied to the cardholders, this court is of the view that this Writ Petition deserves to be allowed with a direction to the respondent authorities to continue the petitioner as Fair Price Shop dealer of Chillamur village so long as she supplies the essential commodities to the cardholders in accordance with rules. 5 With the above direction, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. -------------------- 03.08.2009 kvsn