IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20613 of 2008 Between: 1 B. Rama Maddilety Reddy S/o. Chinna Subba Reddy R/o. Yerraguntla, Bandi Atmakur, Kurnool. 2 D. Bhaskara Reddy S/o. Seshi Reddy R/o. Yerraguntla, Bandi Atmakur, Kurnool. 3 Y. Prabhakar Reddy S/o. Pulla Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 4 N. Shankara Reddy S/o. Veera Reddy R/o. Jangalapalli, Peddamudiyam, Kadapa. 5 T. Siva Reddy S/o. Mahanandi Reddy R/o. Munagala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 6 G. Sai Ramana Reddy S/o. Papi Reddy R/o. Pulimaddi, Nandyal, Kurnool. 7 Y. Bala Swamy Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Mothukuru, Bandi Atmakur, Kurnool. 8 B P Hussain Saheb S/o. Hassan Saheb R/o. Gospadu, Gospadu, Kurnool. 9 Y. Vijaya Mohan Reddy S/o. Rami Reddy R/o. Balapanur, Panyam, Kurnool. 10 K. Narayana Reddy S/o. Bala Nagi Reddy R/o. Jillella, Banaganapalli, Kurnool. 11 B. Nageswara Reddy S/o. Nagi Reddy R/o. Gonavaram, Panyam, Kurnool. 12 V. Lakshmana Kumar S/o. Sivaiah R/o. Gani, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 13 V. Narayana Reddy S/o. Anki Reddy R/o. Paramaturu, Gospadu, Kurnool. 14 M. Chinna Pullaiah S/o. Pedda Venkata Swamy R/o. Kristipadu, Dornipadu, Kurnool. 15 Y. Ramachandraiah S/o. Anjaneyulu R/o. Seemavagupalli, Peddappauru, Ananthapur. 16 B. Pedda Maddilety S/o. Siranna R/o. Karimaddela, Gadivemula Kurnool. 17 C. Janardhan Reddy S/o. Sanjeeva Reddy R/o. Chandaluru, Rudravaram, Kurnool. 18 S. Venkata Ramana Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 19 S. Venkata Subba Reddy S/o. Rami Reddy R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam, Kurnool. 20 K. Maheswara Reddy S/o. Linga Reddy R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam, Kurnool. 21 G. Nagaiah S/o. Venkataiah R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam, Kurnool. 22 B. Basheer Ahammad S/o. Nabi Saheb R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 23 S. Rami Reddy S/o. Venkata Subba Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 24 S.N. Thulasiswara Reddy S/o. Seshi Reddy R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 25 L. Rajasekhar Naidu S/o. Chinna Rama Subbanna R/o. Anupur, Panyam Kurnool. 26 K. Pullaiah S/o. Subbaiah R/o. Bhupanapadu, Panyam Kurnool. 27 Y.V. Thirupal Reddy S/o. Chinna Rami Reddy R/o. Munagala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 28 S. Prasadareddy S/o. Venkata Subba Reddy R/o.Kothuru, Nandyal, Kurnool. 29 D. Adi Seshaiah S/o. Venkata Subbaiah R/o. Pusuluru, Nandayal, Kurnool. 30 M. Ramalakshmi Reddy S/o. Sanjeeva Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 31 V. Mandi Reddy S/o. Chinna Thimma Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 32 B. Soma Sundara Reddy S/o. Chinna Thimma Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 33 A. Konda Reddy S/o. Rama Krishna Reddy R/o. Poluru, Nandyal, Kurnool. 34 A. Purushothama Reddy S/o. Narayana Reddy R/o. Pulimaddi, Nandyal, Kurnool. 35 S. Maheswara Reddy S/o. Rami Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 36 S. Govinda Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. Suddamalla, Uyyalawada, Kurnool. 37 B. Bhupal Reddy S/o. Siva Shankar Reddy R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 38 A. Jayaeswara Reddy S/o. Chenna Eswara Reddy R/o. Madduru, Panyam, Kurnool. 39 P. Thamas S/o. Sikhamani R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 40 C. Venkateswarlu S/o. Subbarayudu R/o. Karimaddela, Gadivemula Kurnool. 41 A. Siva Rami Reddy S/o. Mahanandi Reddy R/o. Madduru, Panyam, Kurnool. 42 K. Nandi Reddy S/o. Chinnapu Reddy R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 43 S.N. Maheswara Reddy S/o. Nagi Reddy R/o. Mitnala, Nandyal, Kurnool. 44 K.V. Narayana Reddy S/o. Venkata Subba Reddy R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam Kurnool. 45 K. Hussain Reddy S/o. Venkata Subba Reddy R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam Kurnool. 46 B. Venkata Subba Reddy S/o. Pedda Subba Reddy R/o. Thogarchedu, Panyam Kurnool. 47 G.V. Subba Reddy S/o. Nagi Reddy R/o. Brahmanapalli, Nandyal, Kurnool. 48 P.V. Guravaiah S/o. Guruvaiah R/o. Kotakonda, Rudravaram, Kurnool. 49 Y. Ramachandra Reddy S/o. Bali Reddy R/o. Suddapalli, Peddamudiyam, Kadapa. 50 Y. Rama Krishna Reddy S/o. Sali Reddy R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 51 T. Nabi Rasool S/o. Mahoob Hussain R/o. Nandyal, Nandyal, Kurnool. 52 Y. Venkata Veera Reddy S/o. Sunki Reddy R/o. Koratamaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 53 Y. Praveen Kumar Reddy S/o. Rama Krishna Reddy R/o. Koratamaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 54 D. Vijaya Bhaskar S/o. Narasimhulu R/o. Nandyal, Nandyal, Kurnool. 55 T. Maheswara Reddy S/o. Mahanandi Reddy R/o. Koratamaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 56 B. Sudhakar Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. Pulimaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 57 K. Khadar Basha S/o. Abdul Rasool R/o. Rayamalapuram, Nandyal, Kurnool. 58 S. Sreenivasa Reddy S/o. Rama Subba Reddy R/o. Bheemavaram, Nandyal, Kurnool. 59 R. Lakshmi Reddy S/o. Chandra Sekhar Reddy R/o. Madduru, Panyam, Kurnool. 60 J. Husman Basha S/o. Mahammad Saheb R/o. Poluru, Nandyal, Kurnool. 61 K. Thirupal Reddy S/o. Pedda Subba Reddy R/o. Madduru, Panyam, Kurnool. 62 S. Rajasekhar Reddy S/o. S.P. Sanjeeva Reddy R/o. Ontevalagala, Gospadu, Kurnool. 63 MNS Parthasaradi Reddy S/o. Sivanagi Reddy R/o. Nandyal, Nandyal, Kurnool. 64 M. Allabakash S/o. Abdul Khadar R/o. Bheemavaram, Nandyal, Kurnool. 65 K. Yella Subbaiah S/o. Pullaiah R/o. Noonepalli, Nandyal, Kurnool. 66 T. Mahaboob Basha S/o. Imam Saheb R/o. Nandyal, Nandyal, Kurnool. 67 K. Naga Seshudu S/o. Bala Swamy R/o. Bhupanapadu, Panyam, Kurnool. 68 P. Chinna Sanjeevarayudu S/o. Pedda Siva Nandi R/o. Pusuluru, Nandyal, Kurnool. 69 K. Ramachandra Reddy S/o. Venkateswara Reddy R/o. Battalurupadu, Banaganapalli, Kurnool. 70 K. Nageswara Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy Kurnool. 71 B. Suryanarayana Reddy S/o. Ramaiah R/o. Koratmaddi, Gadivemula, Kurnool. 72 D. Narayana Reddy S/o. Seshi Reddy R/o. Yerraguntla, Bandi Atmakur, Kurnool. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (C.S.), Kurnool District. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer (C.S.), Nandyal, Kurnool District. 4 Deputy Tahsildar (C.S.), Nandyal, Kurnool District. 5 A.R.Rural Farmers Warehouse, rep. by its Manager, D. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 6 The District Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation, Kurnool, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring the action of the 4th respondent in seizing the stocks of 11364.67 quintals of Bengal Gram under the cover of Panchanama dated 21.07.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and void and consequently, direct the 4th respondent to release the stocks and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.VENGALA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the 4th respondent in seizing the stocks of 1187.50 quintals of Redgram and 6984.60 quintals of Bengalgram under the cover of Panchanama, dated 2.8.2008 as arbitrary and illegal. Though various contentions have been raised by the petitioners assailing the seizure, since the enquiry under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, ‘E.C. Act, 1955’) is pending, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to proceed with the enquiry under Section 6-A of the E.C. Act, 1955 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, there shall be stay of sale of the seized stock. No costs. ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 22nd September, 2008 Js. 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