IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 18417 of 2009 Between: 1 Paka.Shankaraiah, S/o. Bhumaiah, 2 Boini. Shankraiah S/o. Rajaiah, 3 Jilla Prasad S/o. Jagannatham, Lorry owner bearing Lorry No. AET 5019, ..... Petitioners AND 1 The Joint Collector (CS) Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 2 The Tahsildar, Siricilla Mandal, Siricilla, Karimnagar District. 3 The Food Inspector, Siricilla, Karimnagar District. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in seizing the stock of paddy of the petitioners No.1 and 2 i.e., 167 Bags of 1010 variety paddy equal to 116.90 quintals and the Lorry of bearing No.AET 5019 of the petitioner No.3 through panchanama dated 22-8-2009 even though the petitioners are farmers and no control order is applicable to their case and without looking into the said fact the action of the respondent No.1 in proposing to issue the sale orders for sale of the said seized stock as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents not to sell the said seized stock and to release the said seized stock and lorry in favour of the petitioners; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI VENUMADHAV, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the Asst. Govt. Pleader for Civil Supplies for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Asst. Govt. Pleader seeks instructions, post on 7-09-2009. In the meanwhile the stocks shall not be sold. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Joint Collector (CS) Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 2 The Tahsildar, Siricilla Mandal, Siricilla, Karimnagar District. 3 The Food Inspector, Siricilla, Karimnagar District. ( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Civil Supplies, High court of A.P.Hyd.(O.UT) 5. one spare copy. HIGH COURT TGK.J DATED 2-09-2009 POST ON 7-09-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 18417 OF 2009 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 7-9-2009 HIGH COURT TGK.J DATED 2-09-2009 POST ON 7-09-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 18417 OF 2009 DIRECTION