THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.18698 OF 2009 Dated 8th September, 2009 Between: Chanda Narshima Rao and another ..Petitioners And The Joint Collector & Addl.District Magistrate And another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.Ravindranath Reddy Counsel for the respondents: G.P for Civil Supplies The Court made the following O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking directions by way of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not releasing lorry bearing No.AP 27V 7288 as illegal and arbitrary. The lorry in question was seized on the ground that it was transporting rice meant for public distribution system in violation of the Control Order framed under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners, during the course of arguments, that the petitioners filed an application on 25th August, 2009 before respondent No.1 requesting for release of the lorry and that the said application has not yet been disposed of. Since the petitioners filed the application for release of the lorry only on 25th August, 2009, instead of issuing any direction in this writ petition for release of the lorry or otherwise, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same directing respondent No.1 to consider the application of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to consider the application of the petitioners filed on 25th August, 2009 and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioners. No order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Dated 8th September, 2009 Note: Office to dispatch the order tomorrow vrn