Sri Raghavendra Binny Rice Mill v. The State of Telangana

Sri Raghavendra Binny Rice Mill, Pegadapally Village, Bodhan Mandal, Nizamabad District, represented by its Partner, Sakilam Srinivas S/o. Sakilam Chandram, Age. 47 Years. AND TI

#1. The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary to the Consumer Affairs Food and Civil Supplies Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad.

#2. The Collector (CS), Nizamabad District, Nizamabad. 3. The District Manager, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, Nizamabad Dishict, Nizamabad.

#4. The District Civil Supplies Officer, Nizamabad District, Nizamabad. 5. The Commissioner, Civil Supplies Department, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

#6. The Deputy Tahsildar (CS), Bodhan, Nizamabad District. RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not passing any orders, considering the representation of the petitioner dated 21-05- 2026 permitting the petitioner to mill the paddy and deliver the balance rice to be delivered by the petitioner rice mill and seizing the stocks of paddy available in the rice mill of the petitioner by conducting a panchanama on 24-04-2026 and serving the same on petitioner on 20-0s-2026, without issuing any notice to the petitioner and without verifying the entire stocks available in the rice mill of the petitioner, is nothing but arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 1g and 21 of the constitution of lndia. consequenfly, direct the respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 2'l-05-2026, permitting the petitioner to mill the paddy and deliver the balance rice to be delivered by the petitioner rice mill, till such steps are taken by the respondent authorities not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner. 10F 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 respondent authorlties to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 21-05- 2026, permitting the petitioner to mill the paddy and deliver the balance rice to be delivered by the petitioner rice mill. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,2,4 to6: Gp FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI K.DEVENDER, SC FOR TSCSC The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THD HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO L6876 of DATE: 29.05.2o26 Between: Sri Raghavendra BinnY Rice Mill ,..Petitioner AND The State of Telangana' Rlpresented by its Principal Secretary i"ifr" Consumer Affairs Food and Civil SuPPlies DePartment, S""r"ttiiat Buildings, Hyderabad & others ...Respondents ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:- " ... to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate wril declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not passing any orders, considering the representation of the petitioner doted 2l-05-2026 permitting the petitioner to mill the paddy and deliver the balance rice to be delivered by the petitioner rice mill and seizing the stoclu oJ'padtt1, at'eriluhle in the ric'a mill of'the pelitioner by conducting a punchanuntq on 21-01-202(t urul .rerting thc .sume on petilioner on 20-05-2026, without i:;suing anv notic'e to the petitioner and without verifuing the entire stocks available in the rice mill of the petitioner, is nothing but arbiffary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of naluraliustice ond also violative of Articles 14, l9 and 2l oJ'the C)onstituliort of India. (.'onseqtrenlly, direct lhe re.spondent aulhorities to consicler the representutirtn of the petitioner dated 2l- / 2 05-2026, permiuing the petitioner to mill the paddy and deliver the balance rice to be delivered by the petitioner rice mill, till such steps are taken by the respondent authorities not to take any coercive sleps against the pelitioner, and to pass such other order or order.s... "

#2. Heard Mr. K. Venu Madhav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, for respondent Nos. 1,2,4 to 6 and Iearned Standing Counsel for TSCSC for respondent No.3. Perused the record.

#3. The principal grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner submitted representation dated 21.O5.2026 seeking necessary permission, the sarne is not being considered by respondent No.2.

#4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies would submit that proceedings under Section 6-4, of the Essential Commodities Act, are already pending against the petitioner.

#5. Be that as it may, once a representation is submitted by the petitioner, respondent No.2 is required to consider and pass appropriate orders thereon by following due process of law. J

#6. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to consider and dispose of the representation dated 21.05.2026, in accordance with law, within a period of ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any are pending, shall stand closed. To, SD'.T. SRINIVASA REDDY TANT REGIS I ,/TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

#1. The Principal Secretary to the Consumer Affai Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Collector (CS), Nizamabad District, Nizamabad' 3. The District Manager, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, Nizamabad ood and Civil SuPPlies n District, Nizamabad.

#4. The District Civil Supplies Officer, Nizamabad District, Nizamabad. 5. The commissioner, civil supplies Department, civil supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.

#6. The Deputy Tahsildar (cs), Bodhan, Nizamabad District. 7. One CC to SRI K.VENUMADHAV, Advocate IOPUC] 8. One CC to SRI K.DEVENDER, SC FOR TSCSC [OPUC] g. Two CCs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, High court for the State of Telangana, at HYderabad IOUTI

#10. Two CD Copies PMK BS HIGH COURT VACATION COURT DATED: 29/05 t2026 .t Et4 .i?( .i.,, s 7 * o l,L/ 0 lJ' \ \ ]+. iv{ $"f $ ORDER WP.No.1687G of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 'eb 6 b