High Court · 2025

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 lrleased to direct ihe respondents to forthwith release seized 276 Quintals (680 Plastic Bags) of rice of the petitioner under cover of panchanama dated 13-03-2025 ;eized in crime No. 36 of 2025, date<l 13.03.2025 to the petitioner, since the said lice is not meant for Public Distributior-r through fair price shops and grant such r.tther relief as it deems fit in the circulnstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. SOMAVARAPU SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 5: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent No.6: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOT]RABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO.93410B 2025 ORDER This Writ Petition arises out of the proceedings dt'13'03'2025' wherein under a cover of panchanama, 680 plastic bags (276.00 quintals) of rice of the petitioner and the lorry transporting the rice have been seized uri6'u "ur. in Crime No'36 of 2025 dt'13 '03 '2025 on the file of Pulkal Police Station, Sangareddy District has been registered' The petitioner is seeking interim release of the stock of rice subiect to confiscation proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 issued by the authorities'

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and leamed Govemment Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing on behalfofrespondents No'1 to 5' Perused the material on record'

3. Leamed counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is dealing with business of purchase, sale and milling of paddy and rice and as part of the same, the petitioner was transporting the subject rice i 2 \\r.P No.934l of2025 , to Maharastra rmd the rice under transportation is not p DS rice and under a misconreption that it is pDS rice, the same has been seized by the authorities.

4. Having legard to the fact that the rice which was under transportation u,as seized by the authorities and the procet,:dings under Section 6-4 of rhe Essential commodities Act, 1955 have *lready been initiat-ed against the petitioner and the said proceedings are likely to take some time for ,:,1ns[usi., and the rice is likely to get dama;ged because of such time lapse, this court is inclined to grant interim custody of the rice which was seized by the authorities on terms. The resf ondents are directed to rele.se the stock of rice which was seized by tht: authorities subject to the condition of the petitioner furnishing third party security equal to the value of the stock of rice which has been seized by the l authorities, to rcs;pondent No.2-Collector (Civil Supplies), Senga Reddy District. The release of the stock of rice shal be subject to the outcome of the confiscation proceedings under Section 6-4 of th,e Essential commodities Ar:r., 1955 which have been initiated against the petitioner. 5 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order its to costs. 3 W.P. No.934l of2025

6. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SDI K.SREE AS S RAMA MURTHY NT REGTSTRAR S CTION OFFICER to'', . ,n" Principal secretary consumer ATaIP-I99! and civil Supplies TS' central Secretariat, Knairtaoad, F"viuiJuio' Telangana 500063 2. The Collector, (CS) Sanoa Reddy District' Sangareddv District' lntegrated Collectorate, s'ngu;;i'yio*";"airJ oistrict' Telangana - 502001 ' lntegrated collectorate'

3. The District civil Supply office. e"ffi:l"jglBstrict, SangareddY town an 4TheASSI.CivilSupplyofficer,0/0.DistrictCivilsupplyoffice,.Sangareddy " oi!i'ti, ii,[rji]tJbJrrE"iJi'i"' 5"ng'r"odv town and District' ,::i"??f,.:lr"]Sli[1?ll3r'?;IHiX'."#Sa']?,D,c"33"3lrffi i8il?:'u'". 6. The Station House Officer' Pulkal P's Sangareddy District' Telangana 7. One CC to SRI' SOMAVARAPU SATYANARAYANA Advocate IOPUCI s.TwoCCstoGPFoRClVlLSUPPL|ES,HighCourtfortheStateof 9. Two CCs to GP for Home' High Court forthe State of Telangana at Telangana. [OUT] HYderabad. [OUT]

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5.rA I c acA DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I, L1 /