IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19362 of 2008 Between: M/s. Vasavi Rice Mill, Bypass Road, Velgodu, Kurnool, rep. by its Proprietor L.Satyanarayana, S/o. Late Laxmaiah Velgodu, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Kurnool Distirct 2 The Tahsildar, Kurnool District. 3 The station House Officer, Kurnool 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 issue an appropriate order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure of 96 quintals of Sona Masoori Rice ( 400 packets of rice) along with the vehicle bearing No. AP 16 W 1157 and sealing of M/s. Vasavi Rice Mill, Bypass Road, Velgodu, Kurnool by the 2nd respondnet on 23.08.2008 at Velgodu, Kurnool Distirct as illegal, arbitrary and against the provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and AndhraPradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers Orders, 2008 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.U.SUMAN Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent No.3: G.P FOR HOME. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19362 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of the vehicle bearing No.AP 16 W 1157, which was seized along with stock under a panchanama dated 23.08.2008 on the alleged contravention of the provisions of the Control Orders made under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’). This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the said seizure is arbitrary and illegal and for a consequential direction to release the vehicle to the petitioner. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondents 1 and 2, and since the petitioner is willing to furnish Bank Guarantee to the market price of the vehicle in question, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to release the vehicle in question to the petitioner on furnishing Bank Guarantee to the market value of the said vehicle. Thereafter, it is open to the ﬁrst respondent to proceed with the enquiry under Section 6-A of the Act and pass appropriate orders following due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________ G.ROHINI, J Date: 06.09.2008 va