IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8964 of 2000 Between: Thadikonda Butchiraju s/o late Sitaram Door No.3-106/1, K.D.Peta Road Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Inspector of Police Vigilence Cell, Civil Supplies Department Visakhapatnam 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent herein, in seizing 177 bags of 1001 variety rice from the business premises of the petitioner in Crime No.72/VC/VSP/2000 dated 17/05/2000 at 4 P.M for alleged violation of conditions 3,5,6,10 and 12 of Form 'B' License issued under A.P Scheduled Commodities Dealers (L & D) Order of 1982, read with section 7(i) of the E.C. Act and consequential orders of selling the rice seized by the 1st respondent , as being illegal, unjust arbitrary and violative of Arts. 14 and 21 of the constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : G.P. for Civil Supplies. The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 8964 OF 2000 ORDER:- It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that having regard to the interim orders already granted, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. Recording the above, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. 4—08—2004. Stv/- To 1 The Inspector of Police Vigilence Cell, Civil Supplies Department Visakhapatnam 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam 3. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad(OUT). 4. 2 CD copies.