IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 21229 of 2008 Between: K.Sughandini W/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. Vanjar Village, Sarangapur Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nirmal, Adilabad District. 2 The Tahsildar ( M.R.O.), Sarangapur Mandal, Adilabad District .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not accepting the D.D.dt 2-09- 2008 for release of the essential commodities for the month of October 2008 without any reason is illegal, arbitrary, malaﬁde, without jurisdiction and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to function as F.P.Shop Dealer of Vanjar Village, Sarangapur Mandal, Adilabad District by issuing essential commodities. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.LAKKADI.DAYAKER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21229 of 2008 O R D E R: The petitioner herein, who is the authorized dealer of the fair price shop of Vanjar village, Sarangapur Mandal, Adilabad District, ﬁled this writ petition seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not releasing the essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop in spite of the fact that her authorization is subsisting as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents and having regard to the well settled legal principle that the respondents are bound to release the commodities to the dealers as long as their authorization is subsisting, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop provided the petitioner is holding a valid authorization as on today. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 13-10-2008 KLP