IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WP NO. 31315 of 2010 Between: Thota Pullaiah, S/o Lakshmaiah. ..... Petitioner AND 1.The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Warangal, Warangal District. 2.The Tahsildar, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition and the affidavit, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Sale Notification dt. 06.12.2010 in R.C.No. A/9009/2010 issued by the 2nd respondent proposing to sell 123 quintals of ground nut, 75.40 quintals of ground nut seed on 14.12.2010 as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently to direct the respondents to set aside the above said sale notification dt. 06.12.2010. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri A. Prabhakar, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Learned Asst. Govt. Pleader for Civil Supplies for the Respondent, the Court made the following; ORDER : “Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies takes notice for the respondent and seeks time for filing counter affidavit. Post on 25.01.2011. Prima facie, the impugned auction notice dated 06.12.2010, whereby respondent No.2 has notified the entire stock of groundnut pod and seeds of 123 and 75.40 quintals respectively is in contravention of order dated 09.11.2010 of respondent No.1, whereunder he has directed confiscation of 20% of the abovementioned stock. Therefore, the impugned auction notice is stayed to the extent of 80% of the abovementioned stock. The petitioner is, however, entitled to approach the appellate Court with respect to the balance 20% of the stock, which was ordered to be confiscated by order of respondent No.1.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Warangal, Warangal District. 2.The Tahsildar, Kesamudram Mandal, Warangal District. 3.Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Civil supplies, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad.(OUT) 4.One CC to Sri A. Prabhakar, Advocate. (OPUC) 5.One spare copy. H.A. DRAFTED BY : H.A. DATED : 20.12.10 APPROVED BY : HIGH COURT CVNRJ DATED : 13.12.2010 POST ON 25.01.2011 ORDER : WP NO.31315 OF 2010 DIRECTION