IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13769 of 2009 Between: Raja Subramanyam, S/o. Subba Rao, R/o. D.No. 11-1-13 (29a & b) Opp : Pavani Departmental Stores Near Vijaya Takies, K.N. Road, Tadepalli Gudem, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by District Collector (Civil Supplies), West Godavari Dsitrict at Eluru 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), West Godavari Dsitrict at Eluru 3 The Tadepalligudem, West Godavari Dsitrict. 4 The District Manager, Civil Supplies, Eluru, West Godavari Dsitrict. 5 The Asst. Grains Purchasing Officer, Bhimavaram, West Godavari Dsitrict. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.YALLABANDI RAMATIRTHA Counsel for the Respondents:AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare seizure of 35.75 quintals of sonamasoori rice belonging to the petitioner on 11.05.2009, as illegal. After arguing the case for some time, Sri Y.Ramatirtha, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to participate in the public auction proposed to be held on 13.07.2009 at 3.00 p.m. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies says that the respondents can have no objection for this request of the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in the public auction. The price fetched through the sale of rice in public auction shall be deposited to the account of the District Collector (Civil Supplies), West Godavari, Eluru, which shall be subject to the outcome of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.Nos.17991 and 17992 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim reliefs are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10th JULY, 2009. Note: issue operative portion by ‘wire’ at party’s costs. kvni