IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16929 of 2009 Between: 1 K. Srikanth Reddy S/o. Sankar Reddy R/o. Gunapatipallem Village, Chithamur Mandal, Nellore District. 2 A. Ravinder Goud S/o. Anajjah Goud Owner of Vehicle Bearing No. AP 12 U 5568 R/o. 51 B Housing Board Colony, Bhadurpura, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Ranikunta Chittoor District. 2 The Collector (CS) Chittoor, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any writ order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandmus declaring the seizure of the lorry bearing No. Ap 12 U 5568 along 2ith 230 bags of paddy by the 1st respondent on 7-8-2009 without issuing panchanama is null and void. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.H.V.R.R.SWAMY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ... THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16929 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure of the lorry bearing No. AP 12 U 5568 along with 230 bags of paddy by the 1st respondent on 07.08.2009 without issuing panchanama, as null and void. The 1st petitioner is an agriculturist and he sold the paddy for the purpose of boiled rice and the same was transported in the 2nd petitioner lorry bearing No. AP 12 U 5568 with valid documents. While so, on 07.08.2009, the vigilance and enforcement officials seized the said lorry along with 230 bags of paddy under cover of panchanama on the ground that the petitioners contravened the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.46 dated 10.11.2008. Pursuant thereto, on the basis of the report furnished by the 1s t respondent, the 2nd respondent, by order dated 11.08.2009, initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act and directed the 1st respondent to sell the paddy through public auction. Hence, the present writ petition. Heard both sides. Now that the proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act are very much pending before the 2nd respondent, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of without going into the merits of the case. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent-District Collector to complete the proceedings pending before him under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 and pass necessary orders thereon, within a period of eight weeks from today. Pending consideration of the said proceedings, the seized stock shall not be sold. However, the lorry bearing No. AP 12 U 5568 shall be released in favour of the 2nd petitioner on his furnishing bank guarantee in a sum of Rs.One Lakh to the satisfaction of the 2nd respondent. No order as to costs. _____________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 17-08-2009 Gsn.