High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department _ of Co-nsumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supiplies, Secietariat, Hyd-erabdd. 2. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Telangdna, Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector (CS), Peddapalli. 4. The Addl Collector, Peddapalli District at Peddapalli 5. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli. 6. The Tahsildar, Ramagundem, Peddapalli District. 7. Sri Vuchidi Kishan Reddy, S/o and age not known, Occ. F.P.Shop Dealer, F.P.Shop No.3612041, Godavarikhani,Peddapalli District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction, preferably a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the letter bearing no. D1141612024 dated 2110312025 issued by the Respondent no. 5 to the Respondent no. 6 proposing to withdraw/move (300) Food Security Cards from the Fair Price Shop of the Petitioner bearing no. 361201 I, Godavari Khani, Ramagundem, Peddapalli District as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principal of naturaljustice and consequently set aside the same. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to -=r:7 stay all further proceedings in pursuance of the letter bearing nt. D1141612024 dated 21-03-2025 issued by the Respondent no. 5 to the Respondent no. 6 pending disposat of the writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. KATYAYINI FOR SRI M.V.HANUMANTHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 TO 4: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIE:S Counsel for the Respondent Nos.S & 6: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.7: SRI T.MAHENDER RAO The Court made the following: ORDER I i I ,-) THE HON'BLE SMT..ruSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No.10414 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the letter bearing No.D1i416l2024 dated 21.03.2025 issued by respondent No.5 proposing to withdraw 300 food security cards from the lair price shop of the petitioner bearing No.3612019, Godavari Khani, Ramagundem Mandal, Peddapalli District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to set aside the same. 2 Ms. Katyayini, Icamed counsel representing leamed counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the fair price shop dealer of shop bearing No.3612019, Godavari Khani, Ramagundem Mandal, which is having 1380 cards, whereas respondent No.7, who is the fair price shop dealer of.shop bearing No.36i2041, Godavari Khani, Ramagundem Mandal, is having 660 cards and he is also running an additional in-charge shop, which is having 843 cards, i.e., a total of 1503 cards. Learned counsel for petitioner further submitted that there is no rationale in 2 TI\,4 DJ w) 70414 2025 removing tlu: cards from the fair price shop of the petitioner and allotting therl to the fair price shop of respondent No.7.

3. Leruned counsel for respondent No.7 relied upon the averments rnade in the counter affidavit, wherei, it is stated that respondenr No.7 has been alrotted only 660 cards and rhe additionai in-charge cards have been thrust upon respondent No.7 alLd in order to rationalize the number of the regular cards in accor.clance with G.O.Rt.No.-(5 dated 12.05.2015, 300 cards have bcen ,rllotted to the fair pli,:,: shop of respondent No.7. Learned cr.,unsel for respondent )i,r.7 further submitted that even after the said allotment of 300 carrlsr to the fair price shop of respondent \o.7, the petitioner ,,voLrld be left with more than 1000 cards.

4. Learued counsel for the petitioner, however. r;ubmitted that some of the cardholders retained by the respondent a uthorities in fa'our of rhe petitioner might have died and without 'r:rification and witl.rout issuing any notice to the petitioner, the impug.red order has been passed. 'Iherefore, she is seeking an opportuniry for the petitioner to make his submissions with regard to the carCs where the cardholders might have expired or left. ./ I wp_LO474_2025

5. Learned Govemment pleader for Civil Supplies submitted that he has received para-wise remarks and seeks time to file a counter affidavit.

6. In view of the above submissions, this Court deems it fit and proper to permit the pctitioner td make a fresh representation with regard to the cards, where the cardholders have either died or are not available, within a period of 10 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter, the respondent authorities shall pass appropriate orders thereon. Till such an order is passed by the respondent authorities, the impugned letter dated

21.03.2025 issued by respondenr No.5 is suspended.

7. With the above obserwations, this Writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 8 Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall srand c Iosed. //TRUE CO?YII SD/- T.JAYASREE PUTY REGISTRAR D SECTION OFFICER 1 . The Principal Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies, Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana.

2. Thb'Commissioner of Cil7il Supplies, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector (CS), Peddapalti. 4. The Addl. Collector, Peddapalli District at Peddapalli 5. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli. 6. The Tahsildar, Ramagundem, Peddapalli District. 7. One CC to SRI M.V.HANUMANTHA RAO, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

9. Two Cts to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 10.ohe cc to sRl T.MAHENDER RAO, Advocate [oPUC] 11.Two CD Co ies .l-- l1 To HIGH COURT DATED:23104t2025 ORDER WP.No.10414 ot 2025 CC TODAY Il- E si4 ,F4r 3 1 (-! t 24lPH zffi * . .. 11r t) l,: '-i-... -r-=..,_,-;' d+, DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS t \ w I I I I { I t I I I I t I