IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 19299 of 2009 Between: Smt.Shila Devi . .Petitioner And The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.19299 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the stocks to the F.P. shop of the petitioner at Kamsanpally village, Basheerabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the stocks to the petitioner’s fair price shop. 2) According to the petitioner, she was appointed as fair price shop dealer in the year 1996 and she has been distributing the schedule commodities to the card holders in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Control Order. However, without initiating any proceedings as required under the relevant Control Order, the respondent authorities stopped supplying the schedule commodities and hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 3) Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4) Having regard to the fact that without initiating any proceedings as required under the relevant Control Order the respondent authorities stopped supplying the schedule commodities, this writ petition is to be allowed at the stage of admission. 5) Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and respondents are hereby directed to supply the schedule commodities to the petitioner and allow her to distribute the same so long as her authorization is in force. No order as to costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J September 11, 2009 KSH