IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24602 of 2007 Between: S.E.Venkatesh naik s/o.Rama Naik R/o.Kurlapalli Thanda Kanaganapalli mandal Anantapur district ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (CS), Anantapur, Anantapur District 2 The Deputy Tahsildar, Anantapur, Anantapur District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the main Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal, with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare proceedings dated 14-11-2007 of respondent No.1, to the extent he imposed the condition of the petitioner furnishing bank guarantee of Rs.25,000/- for release of his auto bearing registration No.AP 13 U 7491. On 20-11-2007, this Court directed the respondents to release the auto in question on condition of the petitioner furnishing third party security for Rs.12,500/- (Rupees twelve thousand five hundred only) with an undertaking not to alienate or encumber the said auto and produce it as and when required. At the hearing, it is submitted by the learned Counsel for the parties that in pursuance of the said order, and on the petitioner complying with the condition stipulated therein, auto in question was released to the petitioner and proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, are pending. In the above circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of reiterating order dated 20-11-2007. It is made clear that release of auto in favour of the petitioner shall be subject to the final outcome of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 18th April, 2008 lur