IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 14296 of 2005 Between: P. Ramakrishna Reddy, S/o. Rama Chandra Reddy, ODC -II, O.D. Cheruvu Mandal, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector and the District Magistrate, Anantapur, Ananthapur District. 2 The Revenue of Divisional Officer, Vinukonda, Anantapur District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, O.D. Cheruvu, Anantapur District. 4 The District Supply Officer, Ananthapur, Ananthapur 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari, after calling for the entire records relating to proceedings in D.Dis. No. K4/489/2005 and, declaring or holding that the impugned proceedings of the collector and District Magistrate, Anantapur, dt. 20-5-2005 sanctioning or permitting new Fair Price Shop at Akutotapalli with less than 140 cards atachable to it by bifurcating the petitioner's Fair Price Shop No. II at Obula Devara Cheruvu Village in O.D. Chruvu Mandal, Anantapur District as illegal, without jurisdiction and without authority of law as contrary to the guidelines issued in the Government Memo No. 148-CS-1/98-1 dt. 22-1-1999 and also on the ground of violation of the principles of natural justice in as much as no show cause notice of what so ever nature was issued to the petitioner whose Fair Price Shop is sought to be affected and bifurcated and also without considering the representation of 112 villagers/card holders of Akutotapalli Village submitted in January, 2005 or without causing any enquiry with the majority of the card holders of the said village and consequently forbear the respondents from taking any action or steps in the direction of granting a new Fair Price Shop at Akutotapalli Village. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.J.K.KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.14296 OF 2005 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri M.V.J.K.Kumar, has filed a letter dt.11.7.2005, seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission accorded. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 18.7.2005 bnr To 1 The Collector and the District Magistrate, Anantapur, Ananthapur District. 2 The Revenue of Divisional Officer, Vinukonda, Anantapur District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, O.D. Cheruvu, Anantapur District. 4 The District Supply Officer, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 5 2 CCs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies