THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P. No. 3501 of 2014 Date of Judgment: 11.6.2014 Between:
T. Ravindra Reddy …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ..Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P. NO. 3501 of 2014 ORDER:
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner states that he applied for establishment of Mee-Seva Centre at Pittalavemavaram village, Peravali Mandal, Kovvur division, West Godavari district. The 1st respondent, by his proceedings, dated 14.2.2013, directed M/s. Sreevan Info Com. Ltd to establish Mee-Seva Centre and appoint the petitioner as Village Level Entrepreneur and an agreement was entered into between them on 5.4.2013 and the petitioner was since then running the Mee-Seva in the name and style of Krishna Communications. He also obtained a licence from the Grampanchayat which was valid upto 31.3.2014. It is alleged that on account of the illegalities committed by a person assisting the petitioner in the Mee- Seva Centre, a fake identify card was generated and in that connection a case in Cr.No. 199 of 2013 was registered by the Station House Officer, Penugonda for offences under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 181 and 182 r/w. 34 of IPC and the investigation is said to be pending. Consequently, it appears that the service provider also disabled the user id and password to the Mee-Seva Centre of the petitioner. On coming to know of the same, the petitioner approached the first respondent by way of a representation darted 6.1.2014 denying the alleged illegalities and requesting him to give necessary directions to the service provider for activation of the user id and password and as no orders were passed on the said representation, the present writ petition is filed.
Keeping in view the fact that as a criminal case was already registered in connection with the illegalities allegedly committed in the Mee-Seva Centre of the petitioner and the investigation is said to be pending, an appropriate action will be taken in that regard, but the facility of Mee-Seva centre granted to the petitioner is not required to be withheld permanently, as it would not be in the interest of customers as well as the Government. In my view, therefore, without prejudice to whatever criminal action that has been already initiated against the person accused of committing the said illegalities, the Mee-Seva Centre can be reopened subject to the petitioner giving an undertaking that the said Mee-Seva Centre is not misused for any manner and that he will take appropriate steps to safeguard the interest of the Government and its data.
The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation for reopening of the Mee-Seva Centre and subject to giving an appropriate undertaking, permit the petitioner to run the Mee-Seva Centre by activating the user id and password, preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. No costs.
VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Dt. 11.6.2014 KR