IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE 9th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETIITON No.5099 of 2007 Between: M/s.Yeswanth Godown. … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Secretary and others … Respondents This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No. 5099 OF 2007 ORDER:- The petitioner, claiming to be the owner of a godown, has filed this writ petition to declare the seizure of Bengal grams in a quantity of 65,265 Quintals effected by the Special Tahsildar, Vigilance and Enforcement department-1st respondent on 20.02.2007 from the petitioner’s godown, as illegal. This writ petition is filed on the premise that the petitioner is only a custodian of the stocks belonging to the various Ryots and that he is neither a trader nor merchant dealing in food grains or other commodities. It is, therefore, the case of the petitioner that he need not obtain licence under the A.P.S.C.D. (L&D) Order, 1982. On the basis of the seizure, proceedings were initiated before the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Kadapa under Section 6(a) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, wherein the petitioner herein was the respondent and the Ryots were the claimants. The said proceedings ultimately ended vide orders in reference No.I(2)-(662)-(2007), dated 25.03.2008, whereby the 2nd respondent while directing the release of the seized stock in favour of the ryots, imposed a fine of Rs.10,000/- on the petitioner. In view of the passing of the final orders by the 2nd respondent, the learned Government Pleader would submit that the cause in this writ petition does not survive. A copy of the orders, dated 25.03.2008, passed by the 2nd respondent is also placed before this court. Recording the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, it is open for the petitioner, if aggrieved by the said order, to challenge the same in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J 9th December 2010 lmv