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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3332]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 3070/2026

Between:

1. M /S. GSR INDUSTRIES, REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED

SIGNATORY - PENUMATSA SRINIVASA RAJU, S/O.

LAKSHMIPATHI RAJU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, O/0. PLOT

NO. 23/2, PENDURTHI IPA, GURRAMPALEM,

VISAKHAPATNAM.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE

SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPT, SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH.

2. T HE COMMISSIONER, CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, 3RD

FLOOR, SRI SAI TOWER, AUTO NGAR, VIJAYAWADA,

KRISHNA DISTRICT.

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, , (CIVIL SUPPLIES),

VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKAHAPATNAM.

4. T HE JOINT COLLECTOR, (CIVIL SUPPLIES), VISAKHAPATNAM

DISTRICT, VISAKAHAPATNAM.

5. T HE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, , CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT,

VISAKHAPATNAM RURAL MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM

DISTRICT.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in

the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court

may be pleased topleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction

more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaraing the

action of the respondents in seizing the Hexa oil of volume 14,520 liters

said to have been found in Vehicle with bearing Registration No.AP16

TD 8911 which is parked in the petitioners premises and also Hexa Oil

of volume 20,200 liters said to have been found in the premises of the

petitioner under an alleged mediator report dt.23.01.2025 despite of

submission of Invoices and also a-way bills by the petitioner and to

release vehicles with bearing Registration Nos. AP16 TD 8911 along

with seized product and AP16 TF 1266 which was used for transporting

the product as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and also violative of

Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and without having any

authority and in contrary to the provisions of Essential Commodities Act,

1955 and consequently direct the respondent to release vehicles with

bearing Registration Nos. AP16 TD 8911 and AP16 TF 1266 along with

Hexa Oil in the interest of justice and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances

stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may

be pleased

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. G L NAGESWAR RAO

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES

The Court made the following:

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ORDER:

To declare the action of the respondents in seizing the Hexa oil

found in the premises of the petitioner and the vehicles bearing

Registration Nos.AP 16 TD 8911 and AP 16 TF 1266 under the

mediator’s report dated 23.01.2025 on suspicion, despite the invoices

submitted by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ

petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri G.L.Nageswar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner

and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for

Civil Supplies for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that under similar

circumstances, this Court, in W.P.No.33616 of 2025 has directed the

authorities to release the seized stock and vehicle on the petitioner

furnishing personal bond equivalent to the value of the stock, and as

such, prayed to pass similar orders in this writ petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submitted

that the order placed by the petitioner is squarely applicable to the facts

of the present case and accordingly prayed to dispose of the writ petition.

5. Taking their submissions into consideration, as this Court has

already dealt with the same issue and passed orders, this Court is

inclined to consider the same and dispose of the writ petition on the

same lines.

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“i. The respondent authority concerned is directed to release the

seized vehicles bearing Registrati