IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 1439 of 2008 Between: 1 Boorada Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Appalaraju, Shop No. 37, R/o. Rajahmundry 2 Kalagani Srinivas, S/o. Gangaraju, Shop No. 65, R/o. Rajahmundry 3 Reddy Suryanarayana, S/o. Appalaswamy, Shop No. 62, R/o. Rajahmundry 4 Shaik Kalimullah, s/o. Shaik Meera, Shop No. 21, R/o. Rajahmundry 5 Tirugati Bhulakshmi, W/o. Nookaraju, Shop No. 677, R/o. Rajahmundry 6 Ollu Ramalakshmi, W/o. Ramarao, Shop No. 55, R/o. Rajahmundry 7 Mahanthi Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Venkaswamy, Shop No. 15, R/o. Rajahmundry 8 FLC Society, Rep by Balina Syamala Rao, S/o. Lakshmana Rao, Shop No. 69, R/o. Rajahmundry 9 Medati Subrahmanyam, S/o. Narasimhulu, Shop No. 73, R/o. Rajahmundry 10 Cholapu Srinivasa Prabhakara Rao, S/o. Apparao, Shop No. 64, R/o. Rajahmundry 11 Duvvari Anand, S/o. Jesudasu, Shop No. 50, R/o. Rajahmundry ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supplies (CS-I) Dept., Rep by Ex-officio Secretary to the Government, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Collector, Civil Supplies Wing, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 Tahsildar, Rajahmundry (Urban), Rajahmundry. .....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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the O Ms.No. 35, Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supplies (CS-I) Department, dated 17-9-2007 issued by 1st respondent, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 & 21 of the constitution of India and for a consequential order directing the respondents to set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 1439 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The eleven (11) writ petitioners challenge the validity of the orders of the State Government in G.O.Ms.No. 35 Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supplies (CS-1) Department dated 17-09- 2007 (for short G.O.Ms.No. 35 dated 17-09-2007). Learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents has placed before this Court a copy of the judgment dated 12-03-2008 in W.P.No. 22586 of 2007 and batch wherein this Court dismissed the writ petitions and upheld the validity of G.O.Ms.No. 35 dated 17-09-2007. In view of the judgment referred to above, this writ petition must fail and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 23-06-2008 Pvks/*