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M/s Subramanyeswara Agro Industries v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC17 Jul 2025WP/20320/2025

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What is this about?

Rice miller challenged seizure of 1160.925 MTs of Rabi 2024-25 paddy on grounds of shortage for earlier seasons. Court held current-season paddy could not be seized, directed release, and directed petitioner to furnish details of paddy stored in other godowns for verification against agreement terms.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to release 1160.925 MTs of Rabi 2024-25 paddy; no order as to costs.

M/s Subramanyeswara Agro Industries Vs… — Contract and Commercial Disputes | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA^{AT HYDERABAD} (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE I{ONOURABLE SIJIT JUSTICE T.MA.DHAVI DEVI

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WRIT PETITION NO: 20320 OF 2025

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Between:

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M/s Subramanyeswara Agro lndustries, Rep by its^{ProprietorP. Swarupa} Rani, Aged 54 years, Rl/o Kalwakurthy Village^N,4andal, Nagarkurnool^district

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..PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary,^Consumer affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Secretariat Buildings,^Hyderabad.

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2 The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Nagarkurnool District,^Nagarkurnool

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3 The Deputy Talasildar, Enforcement, Office of the District supplies^Officer, Nagarkurnool, Nagarkurnool District

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4 The District firlanager, Telangana State Civil Supplies^{CorporationLtd} (TSCSCL), Nagarkurnool Distnct, Nagarkurnool.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of^{lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filedtherewith, the High Courtmay be} pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more^particularly oneⁱⁿ the nature Writ of [Vlandamus, declaring the seizure of^{1 160.925 Mts of Rabi} 2024-25 paddy on the^ground of alleged shortage^{of paddywithout takinginto} consideration in other^godowns and there is ample^{time to supply the rice to the} corporation, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of^{principlesof natural justice and} without power or authority under law.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 15'1 CPC^praying thatⁱⁿ the^{circumstancesstated} in the affidavit filed in support of the^{petition,the High Court may be pleasedto}

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direct the 2nd respondent to release^{1160.925l,4ts of Rabi 2024-25paddy} pending disposal of the above writ petition

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K.RATHANGA^{PANI REDDY}

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Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to^{3: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES}

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Counsel forthe Respondent No.4: SRI^{K.DEVENDER, SC FORTGSCSCL}

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SMT.^{JUSTTCET. MADTTAVIDEVI} wRlT PETITION No.20320 of 2025

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ORDER:

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This Writ Petition is fited^{chatlenging the seizure of}

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ii60.925Mts of^{paddyallottedto the petitionerlor the Rabi season} 2024-25 on the^{groundof shorlageof paddytbr the earlier seasons.}

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Learned counsel lor the^{petitionersubmittedthat the} respondents^{have not taken into consideration the fact thatthe} petitioner has stored^{the paddyin other godownsand there is ample} time to supply^{the rice tp respondent No.4-Corporation for the current} season. Learrred^{counselfor the petitioner has drawn the attention of} this Court^{to the complaint givenby respondentNo.4-Corporation to} the Police to demonstrate^{that the groundbalance of paddy of} 1160.925 Mts is for^{Rabi season 2024-25. Thus, according to the} petitioner, the^paddy available^{on the groundis only for the current} season and there^is still^{ampletime lbr himto supptyrice in respect of} the said paddy.^{ln respect of the shortage ol paddyfbr the Rabi 2022-} 23 and Kharif 2024-25,^{Iearnedcounsel for the petitionersubmitted} that the said^{paddy is availablein other godowns and the petitioneris} willing to^give the details^{of such paddy and godowns and if thereis}

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furlher shorlage, the respondents may^{proceedin accordance with the} terms and conditions of the Agreement

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Learned Standing Counsel for Telangana^State Civil^Supplies Corporation, appearing for^{respondentNo.4, has lomarrled the copy} of the writter.r instructions received by^{him, accordingto which on the} day of inspection,^paddy for the earlier season^{was not availableand} thcrclore the paddy which u'as available in the mill has been seized. Hc submitted that the petitioner has not^given anv explanation tbr the shortage of paddy at the time ol inspection.^{LearnedStanding} Counsel said that the action can be taken^for shorlage^{of paddy under} Clause 9.1 .2 of the Agreement between the^petitioner and^respondent No.4-Corporation

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Leamed Govemment Pleader for Civil Supplies, appearing tbr respondents No. I to 3, submitted that the petitioner is responsible for the storage of the paddy and he has to take^pemission if the said paddy is stored in any other place other than the mill and the petitioner has lailed to do so.

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Having regard to rival contentions and the material available on record, this Court finds that the respondents have identifled the paddy available in the rice mill at the time of inspection as belonging to the

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Rabi 2024-25 season and as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the time for detivery of CMR rice for the Rabi season 2024-25 is October 2025. Therefbre, rhe said paddy coulci not have been seized by the respondents. The resnondents are therefore directed to release the said paddy to enable the petitioner to mill and deliver the same within the time agreed upon. As regards the shortage of paddy for seasons Rabi2022-23 and Kharil2024-25,the petitioner is directed to give the details of such paddy available in the other godown to respondents No.3 and 4 r.vithin a pcriod ol one (01) week from the date of receipt'ot, .opy of this ordcr. Respondent Nos.3 and 4 shall thereafter verify the same and if they are not satisfied with the same and if there is stilt a shortage, they may proceed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

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6 With the above observations, this Writ petition is disposed of. There sha[[ be no order as to costs

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Miscellaneous applications, il any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed

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To,

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SDi.S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO A ISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

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The Principal Secreta ry, Consumer affairs, ood and Civil Supplies Secretariat Buildings, H yderabad, State of Telanga na

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.-Cr,til.--

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2 The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Nagarkurnool District, Nagarkurnool

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3 The Deputy Talasildar, Enforcement, Office of the District supplies Officer, Nagarkurnool, Nagarkurnool District

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4 The District lvlanager, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd (TSCSCL), Nagarkurnool District, Nagarkurnool.

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5 One CC to SRI K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY, Advocate IOPUC]

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6 One CC to SRI K,DEVENDER, SC FOR TGSCSCL [OPUC]

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7 Two CCs to GP FOR OIVIL SUPPLIES, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

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8 Two CD Copies

HIGH COURT

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DATED:1710712025

ORDER

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WP.No.20320 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION,

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WITHOUT COSTS

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M/s Subramanyeswara Agro Industries v. The State of Telangana

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