Thammualuri Anil Kumar @ Thammuluri Anil Kumar v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: T.MADHAVI DEVI
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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-01-23. Thammualuri Anil Kumar @ Thammuluri Anil Kumar v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and...
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[ 321s 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO: 2105 OF 2026 Between: about Thammualuri Anil Kumar @ Thammuluri Anil Kumar, S{q Aged. I. ^! rq9? 9, 29T 5139, R/o H'No,Q-ia ? ejr. , OCc. Business aid O*ner of the Vehicle No. TS - Manuguru, Bhadradri-i-AS/zi ,' Gri, Ramalayam, Samithisingaram, Kothagudem, District, Telangna State ... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Telangana, Rep. by rts Principal Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Sup-plies T. S Se6retariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Additional Collector (CS), Bhadradi-Kothagudem District 3 The Deputy Tahsildar (CS), Paloncha Mandal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District (DCSO), Bhadradri-Kothagudem District 4 The District Civil Supply officer Town, Bhadradi-Kothagudem 5 The Station House officer, P. S. Paloncha District ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under Anicle 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavrt filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or drrectron more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declarrng the action of the respondent No 4 and 5 in seizing the vehicle Mahindra goods carrier Bearing No TS ,29 T 5139 of the Petitioner under the cover of seizure panchanama daled 04-12-2025 by kept the vehicle in the custody of the 5th respondent police station in connection with crime No. 456/2025 dated 04-12-2025 is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice -and also violation of Articles 19 (1) (g) of the constitution of lndia and the Petitioner.
consequently drrect the respondents to release the seized vehicle of I lA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 respondents to release the seized vehicle of the Petitioner Mahindra goods carrier Bearing No. TS 29 T 5139 in connection with Crime No. 456/2025 dated 04-12-2025 on the file of the 4th and sth respondent, pending disposal of the main writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s ALLAMPALLY RUPADEVI Counsel for the Respondents No 1 To 4: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLTES Counsel for the Respondent No 5: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER IN TIIE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA ATHYDERABAD TIIE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRJT PETITION NO. 2105 oF 2026 DATED :23. 01. 2026 Between: Thammualuri Anil Kumar Thamnruluri @ Anil Kumar ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana Rep.
by its Principal Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies, T. S. Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabaj ind 4 others ... Respondents ORDT-R This Writ Petition is filcd scekinq a Wrir of Mandamus declaring the action of rcspondents No. ,l & 5 in seizing the petitioner's vehicle i. c. , N{ahinclra Coocls Carrier bearing No. TS 29 T 5139 on the ground of carrying pDS rice in connection with crime No,456 of 2025 on rhe tllc ol paloncha Town police Station, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, as illegal and arbirrary. /i wp 2105_2026 2. Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner' Ieamed Govemment Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for respondents No'l to 4 and learned Govemment Pleader for Home appearing for respondent No'5 and perused the entire material on record' 3. Learned counsel for the pettttoner submitted that in sirnilar circumstances, this Court disposed of W'P'No'657 of 2024 on 09. 0 1.
2024 and directed the respondents therein to release the vehicle with some conditions and requested to pass similar order' Pleader for Civil Supplies as well as the 4. Learned Government for Home has not disputed the Iearned Govemment Pleader for the petitioner' submission made by the leamed counsel this Writ [)etition is 5. ln view of the above submissions' respondents to release the vchicles ie'' disposecl of directing the MahindraGoodsCarrierbearingNo. TS]9l5l39subjccttothe peLitioner fumishing bank guarantee by way ol tlred deposit tbr a sum ol Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand onl-v) in lavour o[' lespondent No. 2 and also fumishing undcrtaking that he will not alienate the subject vehicle or alter its nature or creatc any encumbrance on it. The release of the vchicle shall be subject ttl the wP:21o5 -2f26 outcome of the confiscation proceedings under Section 6-4. of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. There shall be no order as to costs.
6 Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ 1 I I I petition, shall stand closed. SD/. A, SRINIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR G //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, princiDai Supplies , State of 1_ The Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Telangand, T. S Secret'ariat Buildings, Hyderabad District 2. The Additional Collector (CS), Bhadradi-Kothagudem (cs)-Patoncha tr/landal, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District 3. The Deputy Tahsildar District 4. The District Civil S{. rpply officer (DCSO), Bhadradri-Kothagudem 5. The Station House officer, P. S. Paloncha Town, Bhadradi-Kothagudem District RUPADEVI' Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to M/s. ALLAMPALLY Court for the State of 7. Two CCs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES 'High Telangana at HYderabad . [OUT] of Telangana at 8. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State Hyderabad. [OUT] 9. Two CD CoPies DAN TKS HIGH COURT DATED:2310112026 i iE $I^l c ) (_) 2 6) t ORDER * t PT WP. No.
2105 ot 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS + f' C,D * Ct' L
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