THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.25425 of 2011 Date: 14.09.2011 Between: Burgu Yadagiri and others. … Petitioners and The Joint Collector, Warangal District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.25425 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri S. Chandra Mohan Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. The petitioners, who are said to be cardholders, have filed this writ petition challenging the judgment in Crl.A.No.165 of 2010, dated 19.11.2010 passed by the Principal Sessions Court, Warangal, as arbitrary and illegal. The said appeal relates to the confiscation proceedings issued under the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for brevity “the Act”). 3. The 3rd respondent is a Fair Price Shop dealer against whom the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, Warangal District, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 6-A of the Act, ordered for confiscation of 70% value of the seized stock. The 3rd respondent preferred the aforesaid appeal and the same was partly allowed by judgment dated 19.11.2010 modifying the order directing for confiscation of 35% value of the seized stock. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition. 4. The petitioners are mere cardholders. The proceedings under the Essential Commodities Act for confiscation are quasi criminal in nature and the 3rd respondent, having suffered an order, availed a statutory remedy of appeal before the Sessions Court. The said Court in exercise of its powers under Section 6-C of the Act passed orders reducing the punishment. Further-more, the petitioners were not parties to the proceedings either before the 1st respondent or before the Sessions Court. Therefore, they cannot be said to be aggrieved by the impugned order. They have not even filed a petition seeking leave of this Court to challenge the judgment in the aforesaid appeal. 5. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition. 6. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed, at the admission stage. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 14.09.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.25425 of 2011 14.09.2011 (Msr)