THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17204 OF 2008 DATED 25TH MARCH, 2011 BETWEEN Meruva Venkat Reddy and others …Petitioners And The Joint Collector, Kurnool and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17204 OF 2008 ORDER: Aggrieved by the seizure of 300 bags of fertilizer by the Mandal Agricultural Officer, Gospad Mandal, Kurnool District, the petitioners filed the present case. This Court, by order dated 07.08.2008, directed the respondent authorities not to dispose of the seized stock of fertilizers. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Co-operation stated that pursuant to the seizure of the fertilizers, a case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 was instituted. The said case culminated in the order dated 29.08.2009, whereby the Joint Collector, Kurnool, imposed upon the petitioners a fine of 5% of the value of the seized stock and directed that upon recovery of the said amount, the seized stock may be delivered to the petitioners. Thereafter, under proceedings dated 02.01.2009, the Mandal Agricultural Officer, Gospad Mandal, Kurnool District, informed the Joint Collector, Kurnool, that the petitioners had paid 5% of the value of the seized stock towards the fine and thereupon, the seized fertilizer stock of 300 bags was released into their custody. In the light of the aforestated developments, no cause survives for adjudication in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 25TH MARCH, 2011. VGSR/PGS