WP/3427/2025 of SRI VENKATESWARA RICE INDUSTRIES Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

APHC010055002025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3311] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE B S BHANUMATHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3427/2025 Between: Sri Venkateswara Rice Industries and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: 2 W.P.No.3427 of 2025 ORDER: The writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of 3rd respondent in seizing 86.00 Qtls of rice along with Eicher lorry bearing No.AP39 UV 8436 belongs to the petitioners under cover of Mediatornama, dt.09.12.2024 and further order passed by the 2nd respondent in Rc.B2.260/2024, dt.25.01.2025 directing the petitioners to furnish bank FDR for an amount of Rs.3,91,300/- each for the release of seize stock and the lorry as illegal, arbitrary, without any authority of law or jurisdiction a