IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL No.944 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 26.08.2008 in Writ Petition No.17957 of 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Yanam Seshi Reddy ...Appellant And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector (Civil supplies wing), Prakasam District, Ongole. 3. The Civil Supplies Corporation, represented by its District Manager, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4. The Tahsildar, S.N. Pandu Mandl, Prakasam District. 5. The Regional Vigilance & Enforcement Officer, Nellore, Nellore District. 6. Central Warehouse Corporation, represented by its Manager, Throvagunta Village, Ongole Mandal, Prakasam District. ....Respondents Counsel for the appellants : Sri M. Sudheer Kumar Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 2, 4 & 5: Government Pleader for Civil Supplies Counsel for respondent No.3 : Sri D. Linga Rao The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Heard the learned Advocates. Today, by a common judgment in Writ Appeal No.936 of 2008 and batch, this Court quashed and set aside the order dated 26th July, 2008 passed by the District Collector, Kurnool, which was conﬁrmed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.17950 of 2008 and batch. As the facts of the present case are similar to the facts of the cases referred to hereinabove, for the reasons recorded in the order passed in the afore-stated appeals, this appeal is also allowed and the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge as well as the order of the Collector impugned in the petition are quashed and set aside. The District Collector, Prakasam is directed to give notice to the persons whose names were revealed as owners of the Red Gram stock at the time when the Red Gram had been seized and after hearing them and making a preliminary/summary enquiry, the Collector may take a fresh decision. The enquiry shall be made within six weeks from today and after hearing the concerned persons appropriate order be passed by the Collector. The stock of Red Gram, which does not belong to any of the appellants or in respect of which no claim has been made by any other farmer, may be dealt with by the Collector in accordance with law. As assured by the learned Advocate for the appellants, no claim for damages shall be made by the appellants if the stock of Red Gram is decayed/spoiled during the said period of six weeks. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 29th August, 2008 VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector (Civil supplies), Prakasam District, Ongole. 3. The District Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4. The Tahsildar, S.N.Padu Mandal, Prakasam District. 5. The Regional Vigilance & Enforcement Oﬃcer, Nellore, Nellore District. 6.Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7.Two CD copies. ARS