IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9960 of 2009 Between: Osa Mallaiah, S/o. Ganganna, Laxman Chanda Village and Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar, Laxman Chandra, Adilabad District. 2 The Revenue Divisonal Officer, Nirmal, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in withholding supply of essential commodities to the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner’s Fair Price Shop was inspected by respondent No.1 on 04-05-2009 and on the ground that certain irregularities were, allegedly, detected during the inspection, proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) were initiated. The grievance of the petitioner is that on the ground of pendency of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act, the respondents have stopped supply of essential commodities to the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop for distribution to the cardholders. This Court by interim order dated 13-05-2009 directed the respondents to release the essential commodities for distribution to the card holders, provided, the authorization in favour of the petitioner is subsisting as on date. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that so far, the petitioner’s authorization has not been suspended or revoked. Unless the petitioner’s authorization is suspended or cancelled, the respondents cannot withhold the supply of essential commodities for distribution to the cardholders attached to the petitioner’s fair price shop. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to continue to supply the essential commodities to the petitioner’s Fair Price Shop till his authorization subsists. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 3rd June, 2008 LUR