THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9374 of 2010 26.04.2010 Between: Kayanappa Sirigiri … Petitioner And M/s.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, S.D.Road, Secunderabad, rep.by its Area Manager, And othes. ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9374 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a wholesale kerosene dealer of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), first respondent herein. The petitioner obtained licence under Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980 (Petroleum Control Order) and is valid upto 31.12.2010. On 29.03.2010, the staff of fifth respondent seized kerosene tanker bearing No.AP 23 T 3465 on an allegation that the tanker was delivering the kerosene to shop No.14 of Zaheerabad instead of shop No.15. A report was submitted to third respondent. He initiated action under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Considering the application made by petitioner, the tanker was released on furnishing bank guarantee. It appears respondents 2 to 5 did not pass any orders for allocating monthly quota of kerosene. The case of petitioner is that the licence under Petroleum Control Order has not been suspended nor cancelled and therefore, non-allocation is bad and illegal. At the stage of admission itself, Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submits that the licence under Petroleum Control Order was suspended by proceedings No.CSA/159/2010, dated 09.04.2010 passed by Joint Collector. He has also placed a copy of the order before this Court. Therefore, liberty is given to petitioner to prefer an appeal to the Commissioner and Director of Civil Supplies. As and when such appeal is filed, the appellate authority may consider the matter and pass appropriate interim orders immediately and also dispose of the appeal within a period of two months. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 26.04.2010 pln