IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25999 of 2007 Between: Jotha Rama Murthy, S/o.Venkata Ratnam, Shop No.1,Alamuru(V),Penumantra(M), W.G Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt.of A.P, rep.by its principal Secretary, Civil Supplies,Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Joint Collector W.G Dist at Eluru 3 Assistant Grain Purchasing Officer, Tanuku, W.G Dist 4 Deputy Tahsildar, Penumantra,W.G Dist .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.S.ANAND Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in entrusting distribution of essential commodities in respect of fair price shop No.1 to fair price shop dealer of shop No.2 of Alamuru Village, Penumantra Mandal, West Godavari District, as illegal. Heard Sri T.S.Anand, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. On the basis of an inspection of the petitioner’s shop, proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) were initiated and are pending before respondent No.2. Without initiating any proceedings for suspension or cancellation of the petitioner’s authorization, the respondent entrusted distribution of essential commodities to the neighbouring fair price shop dealer. Questioning the said action, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition. This Court, on 06-12-2007, directed the respondents to release the stocks regularly to the petitioner’s fair price shop, provided its authorization is neither suspended nor cancelled. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the parties submitted that in pursuance of the said direction, the petitioner is permitted to distribute the essential commodities. They have also submitted that proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act are pending before respondent No.2. Since no proceedings have so far been initiated for cancellation or suspension of the petitioner’s authorization, the respondents are directed to continue to supply the essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair price shop till such time as his authorization is in force. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 18th April, 2008 lur