IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11420 of 2008 BETWEEN M/s. Pandarinath Industries, Warangal. ... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Civil Supplies, Medak District at Sanga Reddy and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. A. PRABHAJAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES MR. A.V. KRISHNA KOUNDINYA SC FOR COMMERCIAL TAXES The Court made the following order: ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in seizing the lorry bearing No. KA 39 5004 together with 170 quintals of broken rice on the ground that the said transportation was undertaken without valid permit. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during the pendency of the writ petition, pursuant to the interim order of this Court dated 28.05.2008, the vehicle and the goods were released on furnishing bank guarantee. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that pursuant to the report submitted on the seizure, a case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act was registered and the same was disposed of by the Collector (CS), Medak by imposing penalty amount of Rs.30,000/-, which has also been remitted by the petitioner on 16.07.2010. It is further stated that the bank authorities were apprised to release the surety amount available in the shape of bank guarantee given by the petitioner for release of the vehicle. 4. In view of the disposal of case under Section 6-A of the Act in which penalty is imposed, no further direction need be issued in this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J September 7, 2011 DSK