IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.13993 of 2009 Between: Kolliparla Sri Laxmi. …Petitioner And: The Joint Collector (CS Wing), Prakasam District, Ongole and another. …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri G.Vijay Kumar. Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies. This Court made the following: ORDER:- The petitioner is fair price shop dealer of Shop Nos.7 and 8 of Mangalavari Veedhi, Darsi Town, Prakasam District. Her shops were inspected by the Assistant Supply Officer, Kandukur, on 6-7-2009. Eventually, proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 were initiated. The petitioner averred that she has taken the demand drafts required for receiving the essential commodities for the month of July, 2009 and, despite the same, the respondents have not supplied the commodities to the petitioner for distribution to the card- holders. She specifically averred that so far her authorization has not been suspended or cancelled. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, stated that till now the petitioner’s authorization has not been suspended. So long as the authorization of the petitioner continues to be in force, the respondents cannot deny supply of commodities to her for distribution to the cardholders. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to continue supply of essential commodities to the petitioner for distribution to the cardholders attached to Shop Nos.7 and 8 of Mangalavari Veedhi, Darsi Town, Prakasam District, so long as her authorization continues to be in force. ----------------------------- ------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:14-7-2009 MNR