N Yeswanth Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

N Yeswanth Vs State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None on merits; permission to withdraw the writ petition was granted and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications stood closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the cancellation of the petitioner's authorization for FP Shop No.1049035 and its entrustment to the 4th respondent, allegedly at the instance of a political leader without following the procedure contemplated under the AP State Targetted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice, and whether the said orders ought to be set aside with a direction to continue the petitioner as FP Shop dealer.

Ratio / Principle

Permission is accorded to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs.ratio¶33
As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), single judge (V. Sujatha, J.), Writ Petition No. 684 of 2020, decided 22.09.2025. The petitioner, a fair price shop dealer (Shop No.1049035, Meenatampalle Village, Gangadhara Nellore Mandal, Chittoor District), had filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a mandamus to declare illegal, arbitrary and violative of natural justice the order of the 2nd respondent (Joint Collector CS, Chittoor) vide L.Dis (C1)/835/2019 dated 9-12-2019 cancelling his shop authorization and the order dated 13-12-2019 entrusting the shop to the 4th respondent, allegedly at the instance of a political leader and without following the procedure contemplated under the AP State Targetted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018, and to direct his continuation as dealer. An interlocutory application (IA No. 1 of 2020 under Section 151 CPC) sought suspension of the cancellation order. When the matter was taken up, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition; permission was accorded, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications were directed to stand closed. The merits of the challenge were not adjudicated.

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APHC010006302020

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, TH E TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPT E MBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA

WRIT PETITION NO: 684/2020

Between:

N YESWANTH, SI O N.GIRIRAJA REDDY AGE23 YE A RS, OCC F.P. SHOP DEALER OF SHOP NO.1049035, MEE N ATARNPAILE VILLAGE GANGA D HARA NELLORE MANDAL, CHITT O OR DIST.

...PETITIONER

AND

STATE OF AN D HRA PRADESH, REP.BY IT S PRINCIPLE SECRETARY CI V IL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, S ECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GU N TUR DIST.

THE JOINT COLLECTOR CS, CHITTOOR TOWN, CHIT T OOR DIST.

THE TAHSILDAR, GANGADHARA NELLORE MAND A L, CHITTOOR DIST.

SMT N THULASI, W /O N.NARAYANA REDDY OCC H O USEWIFE R/O MEENATAMPALLI V ILLAGE G.D.NELLRE MANDAL, C H ITTOOR DIST ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Artic l e 226 of the Constitution of India pr a ying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the Hig h Court may be pleased tobe pleased to issue a writ or direction preferably w r it of mandamus declaring the order issu e d by the 2nd respondent vide L.Di s (C1)/835/2019 dt9-12- 2019 cancellin g my authorization for the F.P.Sh o p No.1049035, Meenatampalle Village, Gangadhara Nellore Mandal, Chi t toor Dist., and entrusting the same to t he 4th respondent vide order dt 13-12-2019 at the instance of political lea d er without following the procedure a s contemplated

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under AP State Targetted Public Distribution System (Control) Order,2018 as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the said orders and direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as FP Shop dealer as usual

IA NO: 1 OF 2020

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to Suspend the operation of the order issued by the 2nd respondent vide L.Dis (C1)/835/2019 dt:9-12-2019 in respect of FP Shop No.1049035, Meenatampalle Village, Gangadhara Nellore Mandal, Chittoor Dist., by continuing the petitioner as FP Shop dealer, pending disposal of the writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.M M M SRINIVASA RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES (AP)

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The Court made the following Order:

When the matter is taken up today, Mr. M.M.M.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed

__________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA

Dated: 22.09.2025 MDP