THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23011 of 2009 DATE:27.10.2009 Between: Thati Sivalakshmi ... Petitioner and The Joint Collector (CS Wing), Prakasam District, Ongole andothers ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23011 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the seizure of rice under the cover of panchanama dated 16.10.2009 by the 4th respondent and the inaction of the respondents in supplying the essential commodties to his fair price shop, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. According to the petitioner, he was appointed as a dealer in respect of fair price shop No.35 of Kolalapudi village, Martur town, Prakasam District and he has been distributing the essential commodities to the cardholders for the last 13 years, without any complaint. While so, on 16.10.2009 the Additional Revenue Inspector, Martur Mandal - 4th respondent surprised his shop and seized 1.16 quintals of rice, on the ground that there is variation of 14 kgs of rice, under the cover of panchanama dated 16.10.2009, though the variation is within the permissible limits. Subsequently, the respondents stopped supply of essential commodties to his shop. Therefore, he made representations to the Joint Collector, Prakasam District - 1st respondent and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District - 2nd respondent requesting them to direct the 3rd respondent to supply the commodities to his shop. Since they did not respond to his representations, he filed a petition before the Collector, Prakasam District on 21.10.2009, but no action has been taken by him. Being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in the matter, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. The main contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that though the authorisation of the petitioner is still subsisting, the respondents are not supplying the essential commodities to his fair price shop so as to enable him to distribute the same to the cardholders. It is not understandable as to why the respondents are not supplying the essential commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner. So long as the authorisation of the petitioner is in existence, the respondents shall supply the essential commodities to his fair price shop. In the light of the same, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to supply the commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to supply the essential commodities to the fair price shop of the petitioner without any interruption, so as long as his authorization is in force. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 27th October, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23011 of 2009 (Disposed of) 27th October, 2009 CBS