THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19687 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 According to the petitioner he is carrying on business in paddy seeds under the name and style of M/s. Dhanya Lakshmi Seeds. On 11.09.2009 when the petitioner was transporting paddy seeds from Nandyal to Tirunalveli in Tamilnadu State on lorry bearing No.KA 01 A 4296, enroute the vigilance officials intercepted the said vehicle and seized the entire stock on the ground that the said transport is contrary to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers’ (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 (for short ‘Control Order’). Questioning the said seizure, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the said paddy is meant for seeds and the same is also borne on record and he produced the certificate issued in Form II by the competent authority to establish the fact that the same is only seed but not paddy and hence the proceedings initiated by the respondents are without jurisdiction. The learned Assistant Government Pleader also fairly conceded that the provisions of the Control Order, 2008 do not cover the paddy seeds. When once it is declared that the provisions of the Control Order, 2008 do not cover the paddy seeds and as the said orders and seizure by the respondent authorities are under the provisions of the Control Order, 2008, this court has no hesitation to come to the conclusion that the said proceedings are without jurisdiction. 3 Accordingly the Writ Petition is allowed at the stage of admission and the order dated 11.09.2009 passed in the panchanama is hereby set aside and the seized stock of 570 bags of paddy seeds each 30 kgs as well as the lorry bearing No.KA 01 A 4296 shall be released in favour of the petitioner. However, this order does not preclude the competent authority to initiate necessary proceedings under the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983. No order as to costs. ---------------------- 17.09.2009 kvsn