IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 19563 of 2008 Between: Ch.Bhumaiah S/o.Nagaiah R/o.Mancherial, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (Civil Supplies) Adilabad District. 2 The Tahsildar, Mancherial, Adilabad 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 a writ, order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the kerosene stock to the petitioner's licence bearing No.ML/4/85-B/6873/85, as being arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith release the kerosene stock to the petitioner's licence and continue to supply the same every month, and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19563 of 2008 O R D E R: The petitioner herein is a licencee for purchase/sale/storage of kerosene and has been carrying on his business in block No.14 to 17 of Mancherial village, Adilabad District under a valid licence granted by the respondents under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980. This writ petition is ﬁled aggrieved by the action of the second respondent in not releasing the kerosene to the petitioner without there being any justiﬁable reason. The speciﬁc case of the petitioner is that the licence granted in his favour is valid up to 31-12-2008. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents and having regard to the plea of the petitioner that he is holding a valid licence, I am of the opinion that the respondents are bound to release the kerosene to the petitioner as long as the licence granted in his favour is subsisting. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the kerosene to the petitioner as long as the licence in his favour is subsisting. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 13-10-2008 KLP