IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8600 of 2008 Between: Gurrala Venkat Reddy S/o. Sidda Reddy Shop No.13, Kodavatimetta (V), Thallada (M), Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam. 2 The Tahasildar, Thallada (M) at Thallada, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR 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 not releasing the essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shops even though his authorization is subsisting and valid up to 31-03-2009, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice. The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer of shop No.13 of Kodavatimetta Village, Thallada Mandal, Khammam District. He also claims that he was placed incharge of fair price shop at Kalakodimi Village. The petitioner further averred that respondent No.2, who inspected the said Kalakodimi fair price shop, found that the petitioner indulged in certain irregularities, and thereafter, the respondents stopped allotment of essential commodities to both the fair price shops. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and perused the record. In the light of the averments contained in the affidavit that so far, no proceedings have been initiated by the respondents for cancellation or suspension of the petitioner’s authorization in respect of the fair price shop at Kodavatimetta Village, the respondents cannot withhold the supply of essential commodities till such time as such proceedings are initiated and appropriate orders are passed. Hence, the respondents are directed to resume supply of essential commodities to the petitioner in respect of fair price shop No.13 of Kodavatimetta Village. As far as the fair price shop of Kalakodimi Village is concerned, even according to the petitioner, he was kept incharge of the same. If he is found to have indulged in irregularities in running the said shop, the respondents are entitled to remove him as incharge dealer and make alternative arrangements, for which he cannot have any legitimate grievance. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.11404 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 19th April, 2008 LUR