IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OFAPRIL, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.9830 of 2008 Between: Ch.Ramanaiah. … Petitioner And The Tahsildasr, Nellore, Nellore District and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri V.Sudhakar Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: A.G.P. for Civil Supplies. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not supplying essential commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner bearing No.36, Saraswathinagar, Nellore-2, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri V.Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. On 27-2-2008 the Deputy Tahsildars (Civil Supplies), Podalakur, Kaligiri, Kavali and Vakadu inspected the petitioner’s fair price shop and allegedly found certain irregularities. The grievance of the petitioner is that from March, 2008, the respondents have not allotted the essential commodities to his shop. The petitioner asserted that so far no proceedings have been initiated either for cancellation or suspension of his authorization. Inasmuch as the petitioner claims that his authorization has not been suspended so far, there is no justification for the respondents to withhold supply of essential commodities merely based on an inspection. Even if proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act are initiated following the said inspection, so long as the petitioner’s authorization is not varied either by suspension or cancellation, the respondents cannot withhold supplies to the shop of the petitioner for distribution. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed and respondents are directed to supply the essential commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner so long as his authorization subsists. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 30-4-2008 Note: Issue CC in three days. (BO) MNR