APHC010755822018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3311] WEDNESDAY ,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO: 36496/2018 Between: Bokka Srinivasa Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V V N NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES (AP) The Court made the following: O R D E R: This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seizing the lorry bearing registration No.AP 5X 2529 of TATA make belonging to the petitioner as highly illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional being violative of Articles 14, 19(i)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and also violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct 2 WP No.36496 of 2018 the respondents herein to release the seized lorry bearing registration No. AP 5X 2529 of TATA make belonging to the petitioner. 2. On 08.10.2018, this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018 passed interim direction to the respondents to release the seized vehicle i.e. lorry bearing registration No.AP 5X 2529 of TATA make to the petitioner on condition of the petitioner furnishing personal security bond for the amount equivalent to the value of the vehicle, and on the petitioner undertaking that he will not alienate the vehicle and alter its nature or create any encumbrances over it, pending disposal of the writ petition. 3. In view of the above interim order, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted to dispose of the writ petition, subject to the result of proceedings under 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. 4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies represented that he has no instructions of the current status of the proceedings under the Essential Commodities Act or the disciplinary proceedings. 5. Under these above circumstances, as no further order is required, the writ petition is disposed of, subject to the result of the proceedings under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ B.S.BHANUMATHI, J Date:12.02.2025 PNV