THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19611 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not supplying the Essentially Commodities to the Fair Price Shop of the petitioner shop No. 1 of Padgal village, Velpur Mandal, Nizamabad even though the authorization of the petitioner is not suspended an even though the petitioner has submitted his explanation on 14.2.2008 in pursuance of the show cause notice issued to the petitioner dated 13.2.2008 not passing any orders in pursuance of the said explanation, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents Nos. 1 and 2 to supply the commodities to the petitioner shop No.1 of Padgal village, Velpur Mandal, Nizamabad District considering the explanation submitted by the petitioner dated 14.2.2008 and representation submitted by the petitioner dated 31.8.2009 enabling the petitioner to supply the same to the card holders and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 2 This court while directing the learned Assistant Government Pleader to get instructions, also directed the respondents to permit the petitioner to distribute the essential commodities to the cardholders provided the petitioner’s authorization was in force as on that date. 3 Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that despite the said order, the authorities are not supplying the essential commodities to the petitioner enabling him to distribute the same to the cardholders. 4 From the form of authorization produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner it is clear that the petitioner’s authorization was to expire on 31.03.2008 and he made an application on 02.04.2008 seeking renewal of the same. As per the relevant provisions of the Control Order, 2008 the said application is within time. When once the petitioner has made an application requesting the authorities to renew the authorization, and as his authorization is not rejected on any other ground, in my considered view, the respondent authorities are bound to renew the said authorization and supply the essential commodities to the petitioner enabling him to distribute the same to the cardholders. 5 Accordingly the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the application made by the petitioner for renewal of his authorization and supply the essential commodities to him enabling him to distribute the same to the cardholders. No order as to costs. -------------- 02.11.2009 C.C. in three days B/O Kvsn