High Court · 2025

PetitionunderArticle226oftheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus t . r'. of the Respondent con"l,l.irrug'r' De:iare lhe actions ^r +L - ^ Petiti.ner ,.,.";1t- 1e('\Jt,'tr,u cons;erluuntry 6;..",tt'l'tion pet*ioner r ce mirr "llu. with rh€ petitionel conremria uo rno",rl*l' u'oi;'"'v"]no l''n""'u'; in seizinq the or lndia ;; ;:J "''t ve tr Articte 14 and tht: r;ame and ^u'oo'o;; ;;;;*r,"rd': tc relr-';tse the seized ruttner oirect ;;.":" ,r, *in"r,^ffiil" ::'X;:f,: a IA NO:1 OF 2025 petition under Sec in rhe arridavit ,,";;.';#;'i;,r"#;:l::rl;1 in the circums;ti nces stared t'u High Court nray llo pleased to forthwith release/unlor;k,n. o"rr^^^-t_,l^''n:. te Petitioner rice mill and t petitioners rice nrill ,o tandover the pr';tnises of the the Petitioner witnout -j;;i Respondent aut,o'itre s r disposal of rhe prr:s,:n t rr,,:",,il::'"^"'o'"t lo ;.3, J:: ; r'il.,::; Counsel.for the petitionerr: SRI PASHAM MOHITH counsel for the Resporrdte6l 11o.r, 4, 5 & 8: Gp FOR ctvlL suppltEsi Counsel forthe Respondent No.2,3,6 & 7: SRI K.DEVENDER, SC FOFI CS The Court made the .bllt!/rring: ORDER TI{E IIONOURABLE SMT' JUSTICE T' MADHAVI DEVI PE T T oN NO .1 6 oF 663 5 202 o R D E R In this writ petition, the petitioners are charlenging the seizure of the petitioner rice mill as illegal' arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1XE) of the Constitution of India'

2. It is submitted that the petitioner rice mill has defaulted in supply of CMR rice for Khariff and Rabi seasons 2023-24 and on the ground that the petitioner rice mill has defaulted' the respondents have seized the rice milr which is illegal. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that without initiating proceedings under the Revenue Recovery Act, the respondents could not have seized the rice mill' 3. Leamed Government Pleader for Civil Supplies' on written instructions, has brought out that the petitioner rice mill is due to pay a sum of Rs.2,16,98'407'41 towards short delivery or non-delivery of CMR rice for Khariff and Rabi 2023-24and further that there were 34 rice millers who have participated in custom milling and except for the petitioner rice mill, all other rice millers have delivered to" ts:t:"i* I I I i T I I I 2 W.P. N0.16636 of 2025 '') He requestr:d that the petitioners may be directed not to E:lienate the subject ri<:e mi;l in case this court is incrined to rerease rhe r;aid rice mill from seizrrre.

4. Leane,d rl.uos€l for the petitioners submifte(l that th. petitioner rice mill ha.s ,lel;rered around 67yoof the rice due and for thr. .alance, it ls making eflons to deliver the rice within the exrend,:d pe:iod, i.e., before 27'07'1102-<' He is therefore seeking rerease of thr: rice mir. He also placed reliar ce upon the interim order of this Court in LA.No.l of 2024 in W.p.\,:s 16995 of 2024 and 17002 of 2024 dt.0.\.07.2024, wherein unrler. sirnilar circumstances, this Court had dir,,:cted the respondents l'o shifl the paddy from the petitioners, rice mills herein to some other plar:e tbr safe custody and release the petilione.rs, tir:e mills from the seizlr,:. l}e leamed counsel for the petitionet.s also stated that there is moftgag,e cn the petitioner rice mill and therefor.e, ttre p.titioners will not be able t. a isn,1s the rice m,r in the near future and trat there would be a distt.airt order if the respondents initiate proceedinl,;s under the Revenue R.ecrov3ly [s1.

5. In this ,:ase, it is noticed that there is no stock ol either Iraddv or rice available for s':izure' 3 W.P. No 16636 of 2025 have not initiated Act, the respondents mi[ from seizure within a d as the respondents proceedings

6. In view thereof an under the Rev therefore directed to release the petitioner nce peflod of one week from the date snus RecoverY '7. The Writ Petition is accord or receiPt of a coPY ofthis order' ingly disposed of' No order as to costs' if anY, in this Writ Petition shall

8. Pendingmiscellaneouspetitions' stand closed' I/TRUE COPY'I SDI. A.H AS .S.GO WRI SHANKAR ISTANT REGisrnln SECTtON OFFTCER To, I The Princ SuPPlies' 2 The Vice ioal Secretary' Secretariat tsut Chairman and Manag ldings, Department Hydera of Co bad, S nsumer tate of ing Dire istere ts reg , HYde ctor, Telang d office at -500082 Affairs, Foods and Civil Telangana' ana State Ci /A, B -3-655/1 vil SuPP lies lock-B Civ nand Manging Director, Telangana State Civil SuPPlies -3-655/1/A' Block-B Civil SuPPliesBhavan, Somaiiguda' istrict, Mulugu Town and District' TS CorPorati on Limited, Having t maiiguda SupPlies Bhavan, So rperso 3. Th e Vice Chai CorPoration Li Hyde rabad-500082, Telangana 4. The District Collector' Mulugu D 5. The Additional Collector (CS)' f\ilulugu District, Mulugu Town and District' TS Mulugu Mulugu Town and District' TS 6. The District Civil Supply officer' Mulugu District, Mulugu Town and District' 7. The District Manager' TSCSCL' B. The Deputy Tahsildar' Mulugu Mulugu District Telangana 9. One CC to SRI PASHAM MOHTTH' Advocate IOPUCI 10.One CC to SRI K'DEVENDER' SC FOR CS IOPUCI ,tl.r-" q"t clvll SUPPLIES' Hish court ror the State of relangana TS. ;" ."f"[?f

12.Two CD CoPies asR + 9 HIGH COURT' DATED:19 /O6t2O2s oc TO AYD ORDER WP.No.16636 of ZO2S _.frDD e t: ( o (J T 2 [ ,,;t 21,2; / ).\ 9 _::' J-') .-i;'r ':1 ,i.?' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT GOSTSi \ [[ L ,L 1 I ^,b >,D