Y. BHASKAR RAO, ACTG. C. J.

( 1 ) THE respondents 1 to 5 in the writ petition filed this appeal assailing the judgment of the learned Single Judge disposing of the writ petition directing the release of the seized stock.

( 2 ) THE brief facts of the case are that the respondent 1 is the Kar-nataka Soapnut Powder manufacturers Association (Regd.), at Bangalore. Respondent 2 is Sree Ramakrishna Soapnut works, Mysore. The writ petition is filed praying to declare that the seizure of soapnut powder and the book of accounts pertaining to the respondent 2 as highhanded and without authority of law, and further seeking a direction to the appellants to forthwith release to the respondent 2, his seized articles and issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, commanding the appellants to forbear from insisting upon the respondents registering themselves obtaining any licence in respect of the processing of soapnut into soapnut powder, the marking thereof, and also directing them to forbear from insisting upon any return of the transactions in respect of the same being filed by them, etc. Certain quantity of shikakai along with soapnut powder produced by the 2nd respondent was seized by the app

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