IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18473 of 2008 Between: P. Venkateshwarlu S/o. Ramaiah Uuppalapadu Village, Veldurthy Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Guntur, Guntur, Civil Supplies. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Civil Supplies, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Civil Supplies, Veldurthy Mandal,Guntur 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 any writ, order or directions more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not serving the order dated 28.02.2007 of the 1st respondent at the relevant point of time and in not allowing the petitioner to continue as Fair Price Shop Dealer, Uppalapadu Village, Veldurthy Mandal, Guntur District is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of principles of natural justice, in violation of the provisions of the A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order 2001 and in violations of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.PADMANABHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: 1 This Writ Petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioner to continue as a Fair Price Shop Dealer of Uppalapadu Village, Veldurthy Mandal, Guntur District as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the provisions of the A.P. State Public Distribution System Control Order 2001 since his authorization is subsisting. 2 However, learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, under instructions, states that the authorization of the petitioner was cancelled on 23.06.2008 itself and the same was also communicated to the petitioner. In these circumstances, the relief as prayed for cannot be granted. 3 Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 23.06.2008 by working out the appropriate remedy as available under law. No order as to costs. --------------- 04.09.2008 ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}