IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 991 of 2009 Between: 1 D. Ramesh, S/o. Venaktaiah, M/s. Kondanagulu Rice Mill, Nakrekal,(M), Nalgonda District, R/o. Ogodu Village, Nakrekal Mandal, Nalgonda District. 2 M.R. Murthy, S/o. Sathiah, R/o. H.No. 13-103, Opp: Government Hospital, Main Road, Nakrekal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Joint Collector II, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Assistant Supply Officer, Civil Supplies Department, Circle II, Uppal, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue any appropriate Order or direction or more partiuclarly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring (i) the seizure and confiscation of 65 quintals of rice of the 1st petitioner and (ii) the confiscation of bank guarantee No. 11/08-09, dated 12-9-2008 worth Rs. 1,17,000 in favour of Governmetn in Joint Collector II's 6-A case No. A7/735/08 dated 29-11-2008 as null and void and thereby set aside the same and direct the respondents to release the confiscated rice and the bank guarantee and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition enabling the petitioner to file a regular appeal under Section 6 (c) of the Essential Commodities Act. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty to the petitioners to file a regular appeal under Section 6 (c) of the Essential Commodities Act. No costs. ________________ 28th January, 2009 SKM