IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21566 of 2007 Between: P. Srinivasa Rao … Petitioner And The District Collector (CS), Prakasam District, Ongole, A.P. & another. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Nuthalapati Krishna Murthy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21566 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare initiation of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 by respondent No.1 and stipulation of condition for furnishing bank guarantee for Rs.40,000/- for release of the seized auto bearing No. AP 27W 3463, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that in pursuance of the interim order granted by this Court on 11.10.2007, the auto was released to the petitioner and that pending the writ petition, respondent No.1 passed a final order in the proceedings under Section 6-A on 22.06.2009 confiscating the entire seized stock in favour of the Government. A copy of the said order has been placed before the Court. From a perusal of the said order, it is clear that no order of confiscation was made as regards the seized auto. While ordering for the confiscation of the seized stock, the petitioner was warned to be more careful in future in transportation of essential commodities. It is thus evident that the petitioner’s auto has not been confiscated in the said Section 6-A proceedings. Since the petitioner’s auto has already been released and no bank guarantee was furnished by him in view of the interim order granted by this Court, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.27978 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 21.06.2010. ES