THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI

WRIT PETITION No.27528 of 2025

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to call for

the records pertaining to proceedings No.A7/CS/403 2024 pending before respondent No.2, initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and to declare the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to set aside the proceeding of respondent No.8 on the ground that respondent No.8 has no authority to conduct the search and seizure and to direct respondent No.2 not to proceed with the impugned proceedings and to pass such other order or orders. 2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present Writ Petition are that on 10.12.2024, respondent No.8 intercepted the lorry bearing No.KA56 7808 transporting rice and after recording the statements of the driver and the person accompanying him in the vehicle, respondent No.8 came to the conclusion that PDS rice was being transported and therefore, the same were seized and handed over to the Civil Supplies Department. Thereafter, proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 were initiated by issuing notices to the driver and the owner of the vehicle. The