Namburi Seshu v. The State of Telangana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

Judgment date: 2026-02-05

Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-02-05. Namburi Seshu v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

[ 33831 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION NO: 350'l OF 2026 Between: Namburi Seshu, S/o. Babu Rao, aged about 45 years, Occ. Fair Price Shop Dealer, Shop No. 2238003, Situated at Kokkireni Village, Thiurumlayapalem Mandal, Khammam District. ... PETITIONER AND 'I . The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Civil Supply Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. 4. The Tahsildar, Thiurumlayapalem Mandal, Khammam District. 5. Dumpala Naveen, Ratiori Shop deale of Shop No. 2238001,lncharge of FP Shop No 2238003, Situated at Kokkireni Village, Thiurumlayapalem Mandal, Khammam District. ...

RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 ot lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or order more particularly in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents 2 to 4 in not restoring the Fair Prrce shop bearing No. 223803 to the petitioner inspite of receipt of the petitioneis written representation Dt. 08. 01. 2026 as illegal, arbrtrary, unjust and against the provisions of T. S Civil Supplies Act and also against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 4 to restore the Fair Price shop bearing No. 223803 to the petitioner forthwith lA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the r:i cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Co r t may be pleased to direct the respondents 2lo 4 to restore the Fair Price shop I earing No.

223803 to the petrtioner forthwith, pending disposal of Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI LAXMAIAH KANCHANI Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1to4: GP FOR CIVIL SUF PLIES Counsel for the Respondent No. S:- The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT I{YDEABAD HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION No. 3SOl of2026 DATE: o5. 02. 2o26 Betwee n: Namburi Seshu. ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies DePartment, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others' ... Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking following relief: "To cleclare the aciion of the Respondents 2 to 4 in not reslonrLg tlrc Fair Pice shop bearutg No' 223803 to the oelttiot,rr irstntt of r. tctt't of t]t( p"tilioner's wrlllen 'reoreset Lltpt; ()ulnl U8-Ot. :O2o' ds itlegal' arbitrary and aoainst the oI I'. 5. Cturl Supp/ies Act and for /,roursrotrs ci nse qttent ilc. l r e lief " for the 2 Hcard Sri l.

zrxmaiah Kanchani, learned counse] Civil Government Pleader for petitioner and learnecl Assistant this Nos l to 4 With consent' Writ Supplies for responcienl with Petition is disposed of, at the admission stage dispensing notice lo resPondent No. 5' that 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit uide petitioner was appointed as Fair Price Shop Dealer -- ) proceedings No. Al 1274612023, dated 05. 03. 2: ZS by the respondent No. 3 and \\,as allottcd shop Nc. t23g0o3 in Kokkirenr Village, Thiurumlayapalem MandaI Khammam District and was giver-r authorization as per CJi:r se 5 of the Tclangana State Public Distribution Sys[em ((] ) rtrol) or(lcr, 2016; that petitioner is operating the said shop lrcr r the datc of allotment; that in the e lections to sarpanch, 2025, t )e petitioner contested as one of the candidate and requeste: respondcnt No. 3 to make temporary arrangements for running he lhir price shop and respondent No. 3 on Og. 12. 2O2i,, given or.

al instructions to respondent No. 4 for temporar,\. . r -anqements; that accordingly, respondent No. 4 uide ltroceedings No. A/1098/2025, dated 09. 12. 2025, appointt. c respondcnt No. S as in-charge to run the fair price shop; that iI c pctitioncr has lost in the said elections and he submittecl r€ )resental ion dated O8. 01. 2026 Lo respondent No. 3 to restorc t re fair price shop, however, the said representation was not r. , nsidered by the rcspondent No. 3. Aggrieved by Lhc samc. )resent \\. rit petition is hled. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioncr furthcr' : r_rbnrits that since, petitioner had contested as one of the carrrl latt:s in the sarpanch elections, the fair price shop vvers alkrtted to respondent No. 5 only as temporary arrangements rr rcl therefore, respondent No. 3 may be directed to consider thc r e rrcsentation -) dated O8. O 1 . 2026, submitted by thc petitioncr and restore the fair price shop to the petitioner and prayed to allow the writ petition. 5.

Learned Assistant (iovernment Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, would submit that the represcntation submitted by the petitioncr da[ed 08. 01. 2026 would be considered in accordance with lau' and the Telangana Stale Public Distribution System (Control) order, 20 16, and prayed to pass appropriate orders. 6. In thc lighl of submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learncd Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, the u'rit petition is disposed of, with a direction to respondent No. 3 to consider the representation dated 08. 01. 2026, submittcd by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law by duly giving notice to the petitioner as rvell as respondent No. 5 and affording an opportunity of hearing. Therc shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous pctitions pending, iI any, shall s[and closed. SD/-A. SRINIVASA REDDY A SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY' SECTION OFFICER To, 1.

The Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department' Secretariat, T. S.. Hvderabad. z iht'oi'. ii"i6iu]t srppty officer, Khammam' Khammam District District : +i. iE H;;;;e oirsi"hdr onii"', xt,'a,. n'. nam'. Khammam Mandal' Khammam District ; +'d; i;;;il;; rnuumrav"pilem 5. Dumpala Naveen, Ratiori Shop deale of Shop No. 2',1 BOO1r , lncharge of Fp Shop No. 2238003, Situated at Kokkireni Village, Thrrr umlayapatem-Mandal, Khammam District. 6 One CC to SRI LAXMAIAH KANCHANt, Advocate tOF UCI 7. Two CCs to cP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES,High-Crurt'for the State of / - Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] / 8 Two CD Copies BM BS W HIGH COURT DATED:05 t12t2026 -l rrl S IA, ( .. t_ () :8 z 2 :l 2126 c) I ORDER * * c- r-C I WP. No. 3501 of 2026 OF THE WRIT . DISPOSING PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I

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