IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 18435 of 2008 Between: Bokkisam Subba Rao, S/o. Rosaiah, R/o. Kattavaripalem Village, Kondepi Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. byits Principal Secretary to (Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS-I) Department), Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3 Enforcement Deputy Tahsildar, Darsi, Prakasam District. 4 District Manager (Civil Supplies), Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplis Corporation, Limited, Ongole, Prakasam District. 5 Manager, Munaga Chennaiah Cold Storate, Santhanuthalapadu Village and Mandal, Prakasam 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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seizure of red gram belonging to the Petitioner from Cold Storage premises of 5th respondent under Panchanama dt. 28-07-2008, consequential proceedings in Rc. CSI/6A/146/2008 and order dt. 02-08-2008 passed by the 2nd respondent directing interim disposal of the seized stocks as illegal, irregular, without juridiction and oﬀends Articles 14, 21 and 300 A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to relase the said stocks forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following, at the stage of admission : ORAL ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner and agreed to by the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that the issues in this Writ Petition are identical to the issues in W.P.No.18136 of 2008 and batch, which were disposed of by an order of this Court dated 21.8.2008, directing the 2nd respondent to conclude the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) on 4.9.2008, and setting out detailed directions with regard to the opportunity that may be availed by the petitioners with regard to lodging of objections to the seizure and the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. For reasons alike as recorded in the order of this Court dated 21.8.2008 in W.P.No.18136 of 2008 and batch, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the said order. A copy of the order of this Court dated 21.8.2008 shall be appended to this order for convenience of reference of the parties herein. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above at the stage of admission, after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing on behalf of the respondents. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J DATE: 26.08.2008 Note: CC as soon as possible Bo cvm