IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13530 OF 2009 Between: Sri K. Laxmi Reddy, S/o. Bal Reddy, Proprietor of M/s. Sri Laxmi Venkateswara Rice Depot D.No. 13-14, Muppidi Complex, A.S. Rao Nagar, Malkajgiri Mandal, R.R. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (CS) - II, R.R. District at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad - 4 2 The Assistant Supply Officer, Circle-II, Uppal, R.R. District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.BOLLAM LINGAIAH YADAV Counsel for the Respondents:AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning seizure of 25 quintals of Sona Masoori (super fine rice) and 65 quintals of Sona Masoori (fine quality rice). A perusal of the record shows that the seizure was made on two grounds, namely, (1) the petitioner failed to maintain proper registers and (2) he failed to produce the license. At the hearing, Sri B.Lingaiah Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the inspecting officials have not properly checked the registers. He invited the attention of this Court to a copy of license, which shows that the same was renewed up to 31.03.2012. He however, stated that at the time when the inspection was made in November 2008, the license could not be produced. Inasmuch as the petitioner’s license is in currency and the seized quantities being small, the respondents are directed to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Respondent No.1 is directed not to sell the seized stocks till completion of the said proceedings. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.17591 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J July 8, 2009. Ivd/Kvni