THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 5024 of 2007 13-03-2007 Between:- Spencer’s Retail Ltd., (Formerly known As Great Wholesale Club Ltd.,) Rep., by its Business Manager, Bakaram Road, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. Petitioner And State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by Secretary to Government, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CSI) Department And four others. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 5024 of 2007 Oral order: Petitioner assails the validity of G.O.Ms.No. 64 Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (C.S.I.) Department dated 23-09-2006 (for short ‘the G.O.’) and the seizure of pulses of the petitioner from Ameerpet and Musheerabad godowns at Hyderabad, as illegal in view of the invalidity of the G.O. The petitioner seeks a direction not to proceed against it under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’). In W.P.No. 3761 of 2007 by the judgment dated 27- 02-2007, this Court upheld the validity of the G.O. and held that the Government order revitalizes the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licencing and Distribution) Order, 1982 (for short ‘the Control Order’) for the period for which revitalization is ordered. In the light of this decision, the contention of the petitioner, which is substantially identical to the contentions considered in that writ petition, does not commend acceptance. As the seizure is on the ground that the petitioner does not have a license as required under the provisions of the Control Order, the seizure cannot be faulted either nor can the respondents be interdicted from initiating proceedings against the petitioner under Section 6A of the Act. For the aforesaid reasons, there are no merits. The writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated:13-03-2007 Pvks/*