THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO.1822 OF 2025

O R D E R

In this writ petition, the petitioners are seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the initiation of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act and also the order dt.09.01.2025 passed by the 2^nd respondent in 6-A Case No.A7/154/CS/2024 confiscating the distillate base oil of 12,000 litres and 29.920 metric tonnes and imposing penalty of Rs.1,00,000/- on each of the tankers bearing No.TS 07 UM 9499, TS 09 UM 9899 and GJ 12 BV 7082, even though the seized stock is not an essential commodity and does not come under the purview of the Telangana State Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplies) Order, 1980, as illegal, arbitrary and as violative of principles of natural justice and without jurisdiction and consequently to set aside the same and to direct respondents No.2 to 4 authorities to release the seized stock of the distillate base oil along with the tankers and to pass such other order or orders.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present Writ Petition are that the 1^st petitioner is a trader in purchase and sale of distillate base oil from different compan