ANANTANARAYANA AYYAR, J.

( 1 ) THE Petitioner, Rai Bahadur Seth Durga Prasad Private limited, of Visakhapatnam, has filed this writ petition with a prayer as follows:-"to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction restraining the respondents. . . . . from proceeding any further under the colour and guise of the warrants Nos. 9 and 10, dated 24-9-1963 and dated 27-9-1963, respectively, issued by the first respondent herein to respondents 2 and 3 herein and to strike down the said warrants. . . . . . as being void and illegal and direct the return of all the account-books, documents, other files and records and other articles. . . . . seized and removed from the premises of the petitioner. "

( 2 ) THERE are three respondents. The first respondents is the deputy Collector of Customs, Vizag, Respondents 2 and 3 are preventive officers of the Customs Department, Vizag.

( 3 ) THE petitioner has extensive business in the territories of Union of India including export trade of manganese ore to overseas buyers from Viskhapatnam Port. On 24-901963, the first respondent issued a warrant No. 9/63 to the third respondent which runs as follows:-"sec

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