The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances statdd in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 6th Respondent in passing Orders dated .1911212025 vide No.CS/1 3612025-26 Blacklisting the Petitioner Rice lIill from participating in future custom milling rice (CMR) operations for .(2) Kharif Marketing Seasons as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, u nconstitutional and also violation of Articles 14, 19,21 and 300-4 of Constitution of lndia and consequently set aside the order dated. 1911212025 and allot the KMS 2025-26 Kharif paddy to the Petitioner Rice mill by considering the petitioner l representations dated. 1511112025, 18111t2025 and 0211212) t5 without refer the FIR No.20712025, dated.30/1 O\2O2S. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 cPC praying that in the cirr:r mstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court nay be pleased to suspend the order passed by the 6th Respondent vide I o.CS/13 6t2025_26, dated 1911212o25 Blacklisting the Petitioner Rice Mill from p: rticipating in future custom milling rice (cMR) operations for (2) Kharif Marketirr r season and Allot the KMS 2025-26 Kharif paddy to the Petitioner Rice mill pert ing disposal of writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K.DURGA PRASAD FOR SRt TiHANKAR POLASA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3,4 & 8: SRI N.S.ARJUN ( JMAR, Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.2 & 5: SRI K.DEVENDER, I;' ) FOR TSCSC Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.6 & 7: Gp FOR REVENUE GP FOR GIVIL I; JPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI) ) THE HON'BLE SRI JITSTICE K.SARATH UIRIT PETITIOT{ No.4O449 of 2o25 THE 31TH DAY OF DDCEMBER 2025 Between: M/s. Sumukh Agro Industries, Represented by its Managing Partner, Thatipatli Shoba Rani. AND ...Petitioner The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r, Department of Consumer Affairs, Foods arrd Civil Supplies, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and (7) others. ...Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri K. Durga Prasad, learned counsel representing Sri Shankar Polasa, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri N. S. Arjun Kumar, learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondent Nos.1, 3, 4 and 8 and Sri K. Devender, learned Standing Counsel for the Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation appearing for the respondent Nos.2 and 5. Perused the material on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner hled the present Writ Petition seeking to declare the action of the respondent No.6 in passing the order dated 2 --\ \

19.12.2025 in No.CS/ 136 I 2025-26, blacklisting he petitioner's rice mill from participating in future Custom Mi 1 ng Rice (CIvfR) operations for two Khal:if marketing seasons as i. lega1, arbitrary ald contrary to the orders dated 13.11.2025 pass: 1 by this Court in W.P.No.34474 of 2025.

3. L,earned counsel for the petitioner furthe r submits that earlier, the respondent No.6 issued orders daterl

04.11.2025 in No.CS/ 136 12025-26, blacklisting the petitioner',; participating in future Custom Milling Rice (CN rice mill from R) operations. However, the said order dated 04.11.2025 was s( t aside by this Court in W.P.No.34474 of 2025, with liberty to th: respondents to follow the due process of law if they intended tc rass any order against the petitioner. Subsequent to the disp I ;al of the Writ Petition, the respondent Nos.6 passed the present mpugned order dated 19.1,2.2025 alter issuing notice to the :etitioner. The petitioner submitted written explanation by givinli detailed replies to each and every allegation. However, the r: rpondent No.6, without passing arly reasoned order and merelv r tating that the written explanation submitted by the learned < ounsel for the petitioner was examined but not found convin<,i rg, passed the impugned order blacklisting the petitioner's mili fi t m participating in future Custom Milling Rice (CMR) operation,; for two Kharif I 3 marketing seasons. The impugned order is cryptic and an empty formality and is liable to be set aside. In view of the same, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court to allow the Writ Petition by setting aside the impugned order dated 19.12.2025 and remanding the matter to the respondent authorities for fresh consideration.

4. On the other hand, the Iearned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and the learned Standing Counsel for the Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation appearing for the respondents, farrly conceded that the respondent No.6 passed the impugned order dated 19.I2.2O25 without providing any reasoned order. They have expressed no objection to setting aside the impugred order dated 19.12.2025 with liberty to the respondent authorities to pass reasoned orders in accordance with law, taking into consideration the submissions made by the petitioner in explanation dated 12.I2.2O25 submitted through their counsel. In view of the same, requested to pass appropriate orders.

5. In view of the submissions made by both sides, this Writ Petition is disposed of by setting aside the impugned order in No.CS/ 136/2025-26 dated 19.12.2025. Consequently, the matter is remanded to the respondent authorities for re-consideration of the written explanation made by the petitioner on 12.12.2025 and 4 to pass reasoned orders thereon and communic I .e the same to the petitioner within a period ol two (2) weeks Ir rm the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaneous Applications, if any, pendirr 1 in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no ord,: as to costs. SD'. P.C.SULEKHA DEVI AS:i STANT REGISTRAR / //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER SI -l ;, Foods and Civil ngana. tate Civil Supplies rck-B Civil Supplies -,rial Diskict. rl District. rporation Mancherial, To '1 . The Principal Secretary, Department of Consumer Affa r Supplies, Secretariat 6uildirigs, Hyderabad, State of Tel' 2. ThA'Vice Chairman and Man-aging Director, Telangana { Corporation, Having its registeied office at 3-655/1/A, E I Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500080. Mancherial District.

3. The District Coil6ctor (Civil Supplies), Mawherial, Mancn 4. The District Civil Supplies Officer, Mancherial, Manchetir 5. The District Managrir, Telangana State Civil Supplies Cc . The Additional Collector (REVENUE), Mancherial, Manc terial District. . The Additional Collector (EOED), Mancherial District. . The Chief Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, ETF - HyJ >rabad. (C.S) . One CC to SRI SHANKAR POLASA, Advocate [OPUC 0.Two CCs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, High Court for ll e State of 'r.one ct to sRt (.DEVENDER, sb FoR TSCSC [oPU ] 2.Two CD Copies Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 6 7 I I 1 1 1 PSK. PSK AY a HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 CC TODAY ORDER WP.No.40449 ot 2025 ET L4 .s :t I i2 o L:- H DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETIT]ON WITHOUT COSTS l \ b Lb \