IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SUNDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24165 of 2008 Between: S.Venkata Ranga Reddy, S/o. China Gandi Reddy, D.No.2-93 Reddypally(V) Nallamada(M) Anantapur District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector Anantapur District 2 The Tahsildar Gorantla(M) Gorantla,Anantapur District 3 The Station House Officer Gorantla,Anantapur District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs order or direction declaring the action of the respondent No.2&3 in seizing the Mini van(Eicher Make) bearing No.AP 02 V5075 beloging to the petitioner on 2-10-2008 as illegal,and arbitrary by directing the respondents to forthwith release the siad vechicle in favour of the petitioner with imposed by the 1st respondent herein in his proceedings dt 24-10-2008 in Rc No.K11/PKD/1793/08 Award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. N.RANGA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.24165 OF 2008 ORDER : Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents, I do not ﬁnd any justiﬁable reason to interfere with the impugned order under which the vehicle belonging to the petitioner was directed to be released on furnishing Bank Guarantee for a sum of Rs.1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) pending enquiry under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Since the discretion exercised by the 1st respondent cannot be held to be unreasonable or arbitrary, the interference by this Court is not warranted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 05.11.2008 gbs