APHC010048832015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3333]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 141/2015 Between:

1. V EERAPANENI SIVA RAMA PRASAD, S/O V. BABU RAO, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC : BUSINESS, R/O PENAMAKURU VILLAGE THOTLAVALLURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CIVIL SUPPLIES, STATE OF A.P.

HYDERABAD

2. T HE JOINT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT,MACHALIPATNAM GOVERNMENT OF A.P

3. T HE TAHSILDAR, THOTLAVALLURU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT

4. T HE VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SUPPLIES, KRISHNA DISTRICT

5. T HE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION, DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BHARATINAGAR VIJAYAWADA (KRISHNA DISTRICT)

...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in seizure of the petrol bunk on 27-12-2014, seizing the I.B.P. (Indo Burma Petroleam Corporation Limited) Service Station, in R.S.No.290/C Code No.

D188570, company operated, company owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Kodali Village, Gantasala Mandal, Krishna District, on the basis of the Panchanama, report prepared by the respondents on 27-12-2014 as unjust, arbitrary, illegal IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 154 OF 2015 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 to suspend the orders of the seizure passed by the respondents seizing the I.B.P.(Indo Burma Petroleum Corporation Limited) Service Station, in R.S.No.290/C Code No. D188570, company operated, company owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Kodali Village, Gantasala Mandal, Krishna District, on the basis of the Panchanama, report prepared by the respondent on 27-12- 2014 pending disposal of the above explanation before the Jt.Collector and the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. M RAJASEKHARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES (AP)

The Court made the following:

ORDER:

`The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“… to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in seizure of the petrol bunk on 27-12- 2014, seizing the I.B.P. (Indo Burma Petroleam Corporation Limited) Service Station, in R.S.No.290/C Code No. D188570, company operated, company owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Kodali Village, Gantasala Mandal, Krishna District, on the basis of the Panchanama, report prepared by the respondents on 27-12-2014 as unjust, arbitrary, illegal….”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies.

3. When the writ petition came up for admission on 07.01.2015, this Court passed the following interim order:

“In view of the same, the 2^nd respondent is directed to consider the explanation of the petitioner, dated 31.12.2014 and pass appropriate order within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.”

4. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies has furnished a copy of the instructions of the Collector(CS), Krishna, Machilipatnam, dated 16.12.2025 duly enclosing a copy of the final orders passed in E.C.P.No.02/2015 dated 09.02.2016, whereby it was decided to confiscate 7% of the seized stock to the Government.

5. In view of the above instructions, since final orders under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act have already been passed by the Collector(CS), Krishna, Machilipatnam, this court is of the opinion that no further cause survives in this writ petition.

6. Accord