IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11472 of 2009 Between: 1 Godavarthi Babu Narasimha Rao S/o. Anjaneyulu R/o. 2-265, Kundavarikandrika Prajasakthi Nagar, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 Maddula Raghavendra Kumar S/o. Basava Rao R/o. 56-6-36, Karnamgariveedhi Near , Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Assistant Supply Officer O/o. Sub Collector Office, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 Collector (Civil Supplies) Krishna District at Machilipatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.H.V.R.R.SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : The Court made the following : O R D E R: Two Two-wheeler Vehicles, i.e., TVS XL Moped bearing registration No. AP 16 BJ 9910 and Motor Cycle CT 100 bearing registration No.AP16 AN 8111, along with 71 quintals of rice were seized by the respondents and proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) were initiated. The petitioners, who claim to be the owners of the abovementioned two vehicles, approached respondent No.2 by way of an application for release of the same on 29-05- 2009. No order has been passed so far. Aggrieved by the seizure of the said vehicles and inaction of respondent No.2 in releasing them, the petitioners have filed the present Writ Petition. Having carefully considered the submissions of the learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies for the respondents, I am of the view that interests of justice would be met, if the abovementioned vehicles are released to the petitioners subject to their furnishing bank guarantee for the value of the two vehicles to be got assessed by respondent No.2 from the Motor Vehicles Inspector concerned. The petitioners shall furnish bank guarantee within ten days from today and on furnishing such bank guarantee, respondent No.2 shall release the abovementioned two vehicles forthwith. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.14766 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 12th June, 2009 lur