IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 15318 of 2008 Between: T. Chinnayya, S/o. Late Yerayya, Appointed as Fair Price Shop Dealer, F.P. Shop No. 67-A, Gajula Rega Village, Vizianagaram Town & District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Vizianagaram,Vizianagaram District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagaram,Vizianagaram District. 3 The Tahsildar, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram 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 direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the essential commodities to the petitioner Fair Price Shop No. 67-A of Gajula Regga Village, Vizianagaram Mandal and District and consequently direct the respondents to release the essential commodities to the petitioner Fair Price No. 67-A Gajula Rega Village, Vizianagaram Mandal and District forthwith, and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 15318 of 2008 Oral Order: The grievance in the writ petition no longer subsists. The writ petition is ﬁled by the authorizee of fair price shop No.67-A of Gajula Regga Village, Vizianagaram District, complaining that despite the subsistence of the petitioner’s authorization, which was neither suspended nor cancelled, the respondents are not releasing the essential commodities. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner today that subsequent to the ﬁling of the writ petition, on an appeal ﬁled by a competing candidate, the Joint Collector, Vizianagaram, the appellate authority, has passed ﬁnal orders allowing the appeal and cancelling the authorization granted in favour of the petitioner. Against such appellate order, the petitioner has preferred a revision to the District Collector, which is pending. In the circumstances stated, the grievance in the writ petition does not subsist. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 8th August, 2008 pnb