THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.20991 of 2009 15.03.2010 Between: Kondapally Sheshagiri Rao ….Petitioner AND The Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Guntur District and another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.20991 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is statedly owner of a lorry bearing No.ADD 8287. On 26.08.2009, the Tahsildar, Repalle, found rice bags being loaded into a lorry at Sri Rajya Lakshmi Rice and Flour Non Trading Mill. The godown was inspected and stock of 136 bags of rice and 15 bags of paddy along lorry seized and a report was submitted. It was found that the Managing Partner of the rice mill did not give proper accounts. The matter was reported to first respondent. Petitioner approached second respondent for release of lorry and the application was refused. Therefore, he filed the instant writ petition seeking release of lorry. This Court while ordering notice before admission on 25.09.2009 directed release of the lorry on condition of non-alienation and petitioner furnishing third party security as ordered by first respondent. This Court heard Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and perused the material available on record. As the proceedings are pending and the lorry has already been released pursuant to the order of this Court, this Court observes that the seizure of lorry will be subject to orders that may be passed by first respondent under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the interim order, dated 25.09.2009. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 15.03.2010 Pln