IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17900 of 2008 Between: 1 A. Panu Ranga Reddy S/o. A. Narayana Reddy Kopunur Village, Veepanagandla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 U. Krishna Murthy S/o. Jaya Ramaiah Sasanulu Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 A. Prathap Reddy S/o. Ayyapu Reddy Kopunur Village, Veepanagandla Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 4 G. Giddaiah S/o. Gowraiah Shahbad Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 5 K. Narashimulu S/o. Chinna Sukanna Peddadinne Village, Mahaboobnagar District. 6 P. Madhava S/o. P. Venkateswarlu Alampur Village & Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 7 G. Ranganna S/o. Hanumanthu Chagapuram Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 8 Maqbool Basha S/o. Nabisab Dhararam Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 9 B. Sekhar S/o. Nagappa Chagapuram Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 10 U. Maddileti S/o. U. Sanjanna Manavapadu Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 11 G. China Venkatramudu S/o. N. Sivaiah Manavapadu Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 12 B. Santhanna S/o. B. Thippanna Shahbad Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 13 Venkataram Reddy S/o. Buddareddy Udandapuram Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 14 K. Lakshmanna S/o. K. Ramanna Manavapadu Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 15 N. Maheswar S/o. N. Ramudu Dhararam Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 16 K. Manoharsetty S/o. K. Narayana Reddy Dhararam Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 17 K. Nagavardhan Reddy S/o. K. Hanumanthu Reddy Pudur Village, Gadwal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 18 K. Ramudu S/o. K. Savarann Chagapuram Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 19 G. Jayanna S/o. G. Ramudu Repalli Village, Maldalkal Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 20 P.V. Rajasekhar S/o. P.V. Sukanna Ieeza Mandal and Village, Mahaboobnagar District. 21 P. Prabhakar Goud S/o. Goud Manavapadu Village, Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 22 B. Sanvaranna S/o. B. Eebanna Itkayala Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 23 G. Raghavendra Reddy S.o. G. Prathap Reddy Medikonda Village, Ieeza Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 24 G. Ramesh S/o. G. Narsaiah Leeza Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector (C.S.), Mahaboobnagar District, Mahaboobnagar. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer (C.S.), Gadwal, Mahaboobnagar District. 4 Addl. Revenue Inspector, Ieeja, Mahaboobnagar District. 5 M/s. S.V. Rural Warehouse, Ieeja, Mahaboobnagar District. 6 The District Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation, Mahaboobnagar. 7 Tahasildar (S.C.), Ieeja Mahaboobnagar 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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring the action of 4th respondent in seizing the stocks of 1187.50 Qtls. of Redgram and 6984.60 Qtls. of Bengal Gram under the cover of Panchanama dated 02.08.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and void and consequently, direct the 4th respondent to release the stocks. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. P.VENGALA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.17900 OF 2008 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. Dt. 01.09.2008 gbs Note:- CC by tomorrow. (B/o) gbs