Telangana High Court
WP/40449/2025 of M/s Sumukh Agro Industries Vs The State of Telangana on 31 December 2025
THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRry FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 40449 OF 2025 Between: M/s Sumukh Agro lndustries, Ramaraopeta, Jaipur,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRry FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH
WRIT PETITION NO: 40449 OF 2025
Between:
M/s Sumukh Agro lndustries, Ramaraopeta, Jaipur, Mancherial, Telangana.
Represented by its Managing Partner Thatipalli Shoba Rani,
...pETlTlONER
AND
1 . The State of Tetangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Foods and Civil Supplies, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.
2. The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, Rep.by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director. Having its registered office at 3-655/1/A, Block-B Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500080.
3. ThA District Collector (Civil Supplies), Mawherial, Mancherial District.
4. The District Civil Supplies Officer, Mancherial, Mancherial District.
5. The District Managrjr, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Mancherial, Mancherial District.
6. The Additional Collector (REVENUE), Mancherial, Mancherial District.
7. The Additional Collector (EOED), Mancherial District.
8. The Chief Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, ETF - Hyderabad. (C.S)
...RESPONDENTS
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, GP FOR GIVIL I; JPPLIES
Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.2 & 5: SRI K.DEVENDER, I;' ) FOR TSCSC
Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.6 & 7: Gp FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
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.
...Petitioner
AND
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r, Department of Consumer Affairs, Foods arrd Civil Supplies, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and (7) others.
...Respondents
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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 I
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19.12.2025 in No.CS/ 136 I 2025-26, blacklisting rice mill from participating in future Custom Mi 1 operations for two Khal:if marketing seasons as i. ald contrary to the orders dated 13.11.2025 pass: in W.P.No.34474 of 2025.
3. L,earned counsel for the petitioner furthe r earlier, the respondent No.6 issued orders daterl No.CS/ 136 12025-26, blacklisting the petitioner',; participating in future Custom Milling Rice (CN However, the said order dated 04.11.2025 was s( Court in W.P.No.34474 of 2025, with liberty to th: follow the due process of law if they intended tc against the petitioner. Subsequent to the disp I Petition, the respondent Nos.6 passed the present dated 19.1,2.2025 alter issuing notice to the petitioner submitted written explanation by givinli to each and every allegation. However, the r: without passing arly reasoned order and merelv r written explanation submitted by the learned < petitioner was examined but not found convin<,i impugned order blacklisting the petitioner's mili fi t in future Custom Milling Rice (CMR) operation,; he petitioner's ng Rice (CIvfR) lega1, arbitrary 1 by this Court submits that 04.11.2025 in rice mill from R) operations. t aside by this respondents to rass any order ;al of the Writ mpugned order :etitioner. The detailed replies rpondent No.6, tating that the ounsel for the rg, passed the m participating for two Kharif 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 I
SD'. P.C.SULEKHA DEVI AS:i STANT REGISTRAR / 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. //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER SI To -l ;, Foods and Civil ngana. tate Civil Supplies rck-B Civil Supplies -,rial Diskict. rl District. rporation Mancherial, '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.
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 Mancherial District. . 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 Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 'r.one ct to sRt (.DEVENDER, sb FoR TSCSC [oPU ]
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CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025
ORDER
WP.No.40449 ot 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETIT]ON WITHOUT COSTS I E T :t L4 .s o L:- H \ \ b l Lb i2