IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12503 of 2009 Between: 1 Nuti Veeraswamy S/o.Chinaveeraiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 Telaprolu Srinivasa Rao S/o.Swamulu Kundurru Village, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District. 3 M.Ramana Reddy S/o.Poli Reddy R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 M.Ramu S/o.Gopala Rao R/o.Kundurru Village, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 Manam Chiranjeevi S/o.China Subharao R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 6 Devineni Yedukondalu S/o.Seshaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 7 Manam Sundar Rao S/o.Peda Narayya R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 8 Nuti Padmavathi W/o.Koteswara Rao R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 9 Nuti Veeranarayana S/o.Ramakotaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 10 Alla Brahmanandam S/o.Polaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem Village Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 11 Lam Hanumantharao S/o.Rathaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem Village Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 12 Nuti Padmavathi W/o.Tirupathaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 13 Bypuneni Ramaiah S/o.Venkata Narasaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 14 Manam China Subbarao S/o.Kotaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 15 Chidipothu Swamulu S/o.Subbaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 16 Telaprolu Venkata Narayana S/o.Janaki Ramaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 17 Chennupati Anjaneyulu S/o.Ramaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 18 Telaprolu Hanumantha Rao S/o.Janakiramaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 19 Karumuri Venkata Ratnam W/o.Anjaneyulu R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 20 Lam Janakaiah S/o.Venkateswarlu R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 21 Burri Chinnammai W/o.Punnaiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 22 Telaprolu Kesavulu S/o.Janakiramaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 23 Telaprolu Anjaiah S/o.Chandraiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 24 Manam Madhavi W/o.Chiranjeevi R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 25 Lam Sreenivasa Rao S/o. Seetharamaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. 26 Dhulipala Chinaramulu S/o.Chandraiah R/o.Chinna Kothapalli Village Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District. 27 V.Mallikarjuna Sastry S/o.Venkata Subba Rao R/o.Kommalapadu Village, Santhamaguluru Mandal, Prakasam District. 28 Lam Ramanadham S/o.Kotaiah R/o.Boppudivari Palem (V) Mundla Muru Mandal, Prakasam District. .... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Deputy Tahsildar, Civil Supplies, Vinukonda, Guntur District. 4 The Tahsildar, Savalyapuram Savalyapuram Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.ROY REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the Proceedings of the District Collector, Guntur (2nd Respondent) in case No.35/2009-S7 dated 28.5.2009, wherein it has been directed to auction the seized stock of Red Gram, belonging to the petitioners, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequently, set aside the same and direct the Respondents not to take any steps for auctioning the seized stock of Red Gram, pending finalization of proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.” At the hearing, Sri P.Roy Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners, submitted that in view of auctioning of the seized stocks, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.16176 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 2nd July, 2009 lur