APHC010422562024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 21654/2024 Between: 1. KOLLIPARA SUVARCHALA, W/O VENKATA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. PROPRIETOR M/S PADMAJA RICE TRADERS (RICE MILL) CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL GUNTUR DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY SECRETARY, FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE JOINT COLLECTOR AND ADDL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, PRATHIPADU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned Endorsement bearing E.C.Act Case No. 80/2024 dt. 9-8-2024 refusing the accept the surety for released of the seized stocks without properly property considering the petition filed by the petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the same 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 21654/2024 KOLLIPARA SUVARCHALA, W/O VENKATA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. PROPRIETOR M/S PADMAJA RICE TRADERS (RICE MILL) CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, VATTICHERUKURU MANDAL GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE JOINT COLLECTOR AND ADDL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, PRATHIPADU, GUNTUR ...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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned Endorsement bearing E.C.Act Case No. 80/2024 2024 refusing the accept the surety for released of the seized stocks roperly property considering the petition filed by the petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently set aside RC,J W.P.No.21654 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI KOLLIPARA SUVARCHALA, W/O VENKATA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. PROPRIETOR M/S PADMAJA RICE TRADERS (RICE MILL) CHAMALLAMUDI VILLAGE, ...PETITIONER ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE JOINT COLLECTOR AND ADDL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, THE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, PRATHIPADU, GUNTUR ...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 issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned Endorsement bearing E.C.Act Case No. 80/2024-S7 2024 refusing the accept the surety for released of the seized stocks roperly property considering the petition filed by the petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently set aside RC,J W.P.No.21654 of 2024 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 to direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders for release of the seized stocks i.e., 1585 bags of rice and 10,674 kgs of broken rice by suspending the impugned Endorsement dt. 9-8-2024 bearing E.C.Act Case No. 80/2024-S7, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K JOSEPH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: RC,J W.P.No.21654 of 2024 3 ORDER This writ petition is filed questioning Endorsement No. E.C.Act Case No.80/2024-S7, dated 09.08.2024 of respondent No.2 refusing to accept the surety for release of the seized stocks, without properly considering the application filed by the petitioner. 2. Heard Sri K.Joseph, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 3. Sri K.Joseph, learned counsel for the petitioner, would contend that respondent no.2 vide impugned orders rejected to consider the request made by the petitioner for release of the seized stocks on furnishing surety, which was not PDS rice but of fine quality, seized from a lorry parked in the mill premises. Accordingly, prayed to allow the writ petition. 4. On the other hand, Sri Vineeth Appasani, learned Assistant Government Pleader, justified the impugned orders and prayed to dismiss the writ petition. 5. Perused the material available on record and considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, without going into merits of the matter, to meet the ends of justice, this court is inclined to pass the following order: RC,J W.P.No.21654 of 2024 4 “The authorities shall conclude the 6-A enquiry within a period of one (01) month from the date of receipt of copy of the order. If not, the authorities shall release the stock upon furnishing third party security for the value of the stock.” 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE: 2nd day of February, 2026. RR