APHC010051922026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] 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. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, 3RD FLOOR, SRI SAI TOWER, AUTO NGAR, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, , (CIVIL SUPPLIES), VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKAHAPATNAM. 4. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, (CIVIL SUPPLIES), VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, VISAKAHAPATNAM. 5. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, , CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, VISAKHAPATNAM RURAL MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2 ...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: 3 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. 4 “i. The respondent authority concerned is directed to release the seized vehicles bearing Registration Nos.AP 16 TD 8911 and AP 16 TF 1266 along with the stock to the petitioner upon furnishing personal bond to the value of the stock, within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 03rd February, 2026 JLV 5 230 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3070/2026 Date: 03rd February, 2026 JLV