IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 21439 of 2005 Between: Kanneluru Sankaraiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Annpusastrulapalli Village, Duvvur Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2. The Joint Collector, Kadapa. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Proddatur, Kadapa District. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: This writ petition has been filed to declare the action of the third respondent in not releasing the stock or value of the stock as per the orders of the second respondent in Reference No. I(2)/1783/2000 dated 09.8.2004, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of the orders of second respondent to release the stock of the petitioner, which was seized and kept under the custody of the third respondent, or to pay its value, the third respondent did not take any steps for the same. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 4. The third respondent has to release the seized stock or its value being Rs.36,460/- as per the orders of the second respondent in Reference No.I(2)/1783/2000 dated 09.8.2004. 5. Therefore, without going into merits of the case, the writ petition is allowed, directing the third respondent to release the seized stock or its value as per the orders of the second respondent dated 09.8.2004 within a period of six weeks. No costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J Date: 07th October 2005. BSB