IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17293 of 2008 Between: Sri A. Ayyappa Reddy, S/o. Subbarami Reddy, R/o. Kapu Veedhi, Opp : Post Office, Sullupet Village, Sullurpet Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector (CS), Chittoor District. 2 The Joint Collector, Chittoor District. 3 The Tahsildar, M.R.O., Chandragiri, Chittoor 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 any writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the constitution of India, declaring the order No. D1/405/08 dated 18-7-2008 passed by the District Collector (Civil Supplies), Chittoor, the 1st Respondent herein, and directing the petitioner to produce bank guarantee of Rs. 3,75,000 for release of seized rice as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and set aside the same and further direct the respondents to release 485 bags of law rice and 60 bags of boiled rice seized by the respondents by accepting the personal bond of Rs.3,75,000/- by the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.KRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.17293 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the order passed by the ﬁrst respondent-District Collector (Civil Supplies), Chittoor District, dated 18-07-2008. Under the said order, the ﬁrst respondent directed release of the seized stock in favour of the petitioner subject to the condition of furnishing bank guarantee of Rs.3,75,000/-. The condition so imposed by the ﬁrst respondent to furnish bank guarantee has been challenged in this writ petition on various grounds. However, in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, dated 29-08-2008, it is stated that the impugned order dated 18-07-2008 with reference to the condition of bank guarantee has been withdrawn subsequently on 25-08-2008 and that appropriate further orders would be passed as per law. In view of the above counter aﬃdavit, from which it is clear that the impugned order dated 18-07-2008 has been withdrawn, no further enquiry is necessary. However, learned counsel for the petitioner states that though the impugned order was withdrawn, the respondents have not passed any fresh orders so far. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably with in a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 15-09-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in 3 days. B/o KLP