Fair price shop dealer challenged withholding of essential commodities without notice or suspension of authorization. Counsel submitted the petition had become infructuous as authorization was cancelled, with a separate writ filed. Petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
\
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY. THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
HON’BLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI
WRIT PETITION NO: 20544 OF 2024
Between:
N.V.Balaji, S/o.N.D.Venugopal, Aged about 35 years, F.P.Shop Dealer of Shop No. 1087018, R/o D.No.2/108, Ponniamman Koil Street,K.V.P.R Pet Village, Ekambrakuppam Post, Nagiri Mandal, ChittoorDistrict.
...PETITIONER
AND
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the actionofthe4thand 5th respondents in not allotting the Essential commodities to the F.P shop held by the petitioner at F.P shop No. 1087018 at K.V.P.R Pet Village of Nagiri Mandal, Chittoor District without there being any reason, without issuing any notice to the petitioner, without any suspension of authorization.
lA NO: 1 OF 2024
Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as F.P. shop Dealer and to supply essential commodities to the petitioner’s fair F.P shop No. 1087018 at K.V.P.R Pet Village of Nagiri Mandal, Chittoor District, pending disposal of Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P NARAHARI BABU
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES
The Court made the following: ORDER
1
BSB, J W.P No.23544 of 2024
APHC010403272024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)
[3311]
MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI
WRIT PETITION NO: 20544/2024
Between:
N.V.Balaji
...PETITIONER
AND
The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others
...RESPONDENT(S)
Counsel for the Petitioner:
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1.GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES
The Court made the following:
2
BSB, J W.P No.20544 of 2024
%
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed to declare the action ofthe4*''and5 th respondents in not allotting the essential commoditiestotheF.Pshop held by the petitioner at F.P Shop No.1087018 at K.V.P.RPetvillage, Chittoor District, without issuing any notice to the Nagiri Mandal of the authorization of the petitioner and without any suspension petitioner as illegal and arbitrary.
3 jhe learned counsel for the petitioner submittedthatthe relief sought in this writ petition has become infructuous in view of the subsequent order cancelling the authorization of thepetitionerinrespect of which another writ petition in W.P.No.24689 of 2024wasfiled.
There shall be no order as to costs.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall standclosed.
//TRUE COPY//
SD/- B CHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANTR^ISTRAR SECTION OFFICER
To,
w
HIGH COURT
DATED:04/11/2024
ORDER
WP.No.20544 of 2024
DISMISSING THE W.P. AS INFRUCTUOUS, WITHOUT COSTS
N.V. Balaji
The State of Andhra Pradesh
The District Collector, Chittoor District
The Joint Collector, Chittoor District
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor
The Tahsildar, Nagiri Mandal, Chittoor District
B S Bhanumathi
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
