HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.3640 of 2010 Date: February 25, 2010 Between: T. Madhusudhan Rao, S/o. Sri Ramana Murthy, aged abut 54 years, Occ: Kerosene Hawker, R/o.7-16-272/9, Srinagar, 7/3, Guntur-2, Guntur District … Petitioner And The Joint Collector, Guntur, Guntur District, and two others … Respondents Order: The petitioner herein was appointed as hawker for circle No.22 for supply of Kerosene in Guntur City under Public Distribution System. His business premises was inspected by the Special Deputy Tahsildar, City PDS, Guntur and Sub-Inspector of Police, Vigilance & Enforcement Department, Guntur, and on certain allegations, 600 lts. of blue dyed kerosene oil and 8 empty drums were seized and his licence was suspended by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur. Parallel proceedings were initiated against the petitioner under Section 6-A of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 before the first respondent, Joint Collector, Guntur. Later, the first respondent, by proceedings dated 03-12-2008, dropped the said proceedings and ordered release of the stock to the petitioner by imposing a fine of Rs.5,000/-. In view of the proceedings dated 03-12-2008, the second respondent, Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur, issued proceedings dated 23-01-2009, revoking the suspension of the licence of the petitioner and restored the same. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in spite of restoration of the licence of the petitioner, respondents are not supplying stock to the petitioner. At this stage, learned Government Pleader has placed before this court a copy of the proceedings dated 10-02-2010, issued by the second respondent, Revenue Divisonal Officer, Guntur, in Rc.No.1370/2008-G, restoring allotment of Kerosene to the petitioner. In the circumstances and in view of the proceedings dated 10-02- 2010, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to restore supply of Kerosene to the petitioner forthwith. No order as to costs. ________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J February 25, 2010 N.B. Furnish C.C. in two days B.O. MRR