IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11490 of 2004 Between: 1 Ramadevi, w/o Kooduri Shankar, Licence No.488, R/o 11-30-390, Thummalakunta, Warangal. 2 Smt.Vimala, w/o Konka Sadaiah, Licence No.433, R/o 11-30-399, Thummalakunta, Warangal. 3 Smt.Rajamma, w/o Dommati Balaiah, Licence No.466, R/o 11-26, 76, Kothawada, Warangal. 4 Smt.Gouthami, w/o T.Kishan, Licence No.31, R/o 16-1-45, Railway Gate, Warangal. 5 Smt.Keerthimaala, w/o Eegam Rajkumar, Licence No.358, R/o 16-16-144, Perukawada, Warangal. 6 Smt.Shanthamma, w/o Gundati Parameshwar, Licence No.458, R/o 16-16-144, Perukawada, Warangal. 7 Parameshwarlu, S/o Ponnam Komaraiah, Licence No.536, R/o 20-1-13, Fort-Warangal, Warangal. 8 Smt.Rukkumbai, w/o Bathula Rajaiah, Licence No.215, R/o 16-3-298, Railway Gate, Warangal. 9 Venkateswarlu, s/o Annam Buchinarsaiah, Licence No.101, R/o 16-10-809, Shivanagar, Warangal. 10 Smt.Shantakka, w/o Vakkala Bakkaiah, Licence No.399, R/o 11-25-682/1, Kottawada, Warangal. 11 Smt.Bondhamma, w/o Ippa Narsaiah, Licence No.361, R/o 15-5-11, Mattawada, Warangal. 12 Smt.Ramadevi, w/o Aakuthota Rajamouli, Licence No.61, R/o 17-5-217, Kareemabad, Warangal. 13 Bhadraiah, s/o Akinapally Rajaiah, Licence No.21, R/o 8-1-30, Ayyagaridoddi, Warangal. 14 Vijaykumar, s/o Perugu Sambaiah, Licence No.04, R/o 16-10-227, Shivanagar, Warangal. 15 Uday Bhaskar, s/o Domakuntla Venkateshwarlu, Licence No.109, R/o 5-1-97, Old Beet Bazar, Warangal. 16 Smt.Sarojana, w/o Chikkula Mohan, Licence No.451, R/o 16-1-97, Shivanagar, Warangal. 17 Smt.Shoba Rani, w/o Thalla Sammaiah, R/o S.R.T.86, Labour Colony, Warangal. 18 Kumaraswamy, s/o Ponnam Ramulu, Licence No.106, R/o 20-7-158, Fort-Warangal, Warangal. 19 Smt.Vijaya, w/o Bakki Sambaiah, Licence No.526, R/o 17-11-5, Orsu, Kareemabad, Warangal. 20 Rajesh, s/o Raagam Sambaiah, Licence No.538, R/o 14-1-174, Venurao Colony, Warangal. 21 Sridhar, s/o Bathula Venkatesham, Licence No.336, R/o 18-8-368, Kareemabad, Warangal. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Erra Manzil, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (Civil Supplies) Warangal. 3 The District Supply Officer/R.D.O., Warangal. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Warangal Mandal, Warangal 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 particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not granting the Kerosene Hawker Licences to the petitioners by considering and disposing of their representations dated 20-6-2004, as being arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for grant of Kerosene Hawker Licence For the Petitioners: MR.P.ROY REDDY, Advocate For the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES For the Respondent No.4: The G.P. for Revenue The Court at the admission stage made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners, who are 21 in number, alleging that the fourth respondent did not consider and dispose of the representations / applications made by them dated 21.06.2004 for grant of Kerosene Hawker Licences to them. 2. According to the petitioners, they are all poor, unemployed and having no other avocation, made the said applications for the issuance of Kerosene Hawker Licences. But, however, the respondents did not consider the said representations/applications. Therefore, the petitioners have come up with the present writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. The grievance of the petitioners is that their representations/applications for grant of Kerosene Hawker Licences were not considered and orders were not passed by the respondents. 5. In view of the claim of the petitioners that their representations/applications are pending before the fourth respondent, the fourth respondent is accordingly directed to consider the said representations and pass appropriate orders on merits, in accordance with law, with reference to their claim for grant of Kerosene Hawker Licences, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. ------------------------- 07.07.2004 va To 1 The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Erra Manzil, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (Civil Supplies) Warangal. 3 The District Supply Officer/R.D.O., Warangal. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Warangal Mandal, Warangal District. 5 Two CCs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P. Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 Two CD Copies.