APHC010051962026 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: 3071/2026 Between: 1. NAVIRA ENTERPRSES, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR - PENUMATSA SRINIVASA RAJU, S/O. LAKSHMIPATHI RAJU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, O/O. SY.NO.1 AND 2, PULAGANIPALEM VILLAGE -531173, PENDURTHI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, 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 NAGAR, 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 declaring Hon'ble 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 respondents in seizing the vehicles with bearing Registration Nos. AP26 TT 2160 and AP39 TL 1368 under the guise of mediator report dt.26.11.2025 by. alleging that solvent oil is loaded in said vehicle without having any valid Tax Invoice despite of submission of Valid Invoices 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 the said vehicles with bearing Registration Nos. AP26 TT 2160 and AP39 TL 1368 along with the stock containing in the said vehicles 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 pleased to direct the respondents to release the said vehicles with bearing Registration Nos. AP26 TT 2160 and AP39 TL 1368 along with the stock containing in the said vehicles in the interest of justice and pass 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 Solvent oil found in the premises of the petitioner and the vehicles bearing Registration Nos.AP 26 TT 2160 and AP 39 TL 1368 under the mediator’s report dated 26.11.2025 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 26 TT 2160 and AP 39 TL 1368 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 5 231 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3071/2026 Date: 03rd February, 2026 JLV