Petitioner challenged the sealing of its flour mill for allegedly hoarding PDS rice. The court observed the seal was later removed pursuant to a letter from the Assistant Supply Officer and closed the petition as no further orders were necessary.
Writ petition closed; no order as to costs.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI
WRIT PETITION No.18557 of 2013
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed to declare the action of the respondent in sealing the flour mill premises of the petitioner on 21.6.2013, as null and void.
The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is running a flour mill and has the license to run the same; on 21.6.2013, the checking Inspector done a surprise check of the business premises of the petitioner on the allegation that the petitioner is having PDS rice and he seized 6.50 quintals of rice.
Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent no.1 stating inter alia that at the time of surprise visit of the business premises of the petitioner, the officials found and seized 6.50 quintals of Public Distribution System rice. Basing on the instructions of Civil Supplies Department, the respondent‐ Corporation seized the business premises. Thereafter, the petitioner preferred the present writ petition. In pursuance of the orders issued by the Assistant Supply Officer vide letter No.ASO/30/2013, dated 6.8.2013, the respondent‐Corporation removed the seal of the petitioner flour mill.
As the counter affidavit says that the seal of the petitioner’s flour mill is removed pursuant to the letter of the Assistant Supply Officer, dated 6.8.2013, no further orders are necessary in the writ petition.
The Writ Petition is closed accordingly. No order as to costs.
Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed.
_______________________________ KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI, J
Date: 15/12/2018 Slk
THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI
WRIT PETITION No.18557 of 2013
Date: 15/12/2018
slk
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition to declare the sealing of the flour mill as null and void requires adjudication in light of the subsequent removal of the seal.
The Petitioner
The Respondent-Corporation
Kongara Vijaya Lakshmi
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
