THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.15082 of 2011 BETWEEN: Ramanjaneya Kirana Merchants …. PETITIONER And 1. The Joint Collector (CS), Karimnagar District, Karimnagar, and others. …. RESPONDENTS Counsel for petitioners: Sri K. Venumadhav Counsel for respondents: G.P. for C.S. The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard Sri K. Venumadhav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, and with their consent the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioner, who claims to be a licenced dealer with a valid licence issued under the A.P. Essential Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) order 2008, has filed this writ petition seeking a declaration that the action of the 3rd respondent in seizing the stock consisting of Red Gram, Rice, Bengal Gram, Green Gram and Oil Packets under a panchanama dated 2.06.2011, as illegal and consequently to direct the respondents not to sell the stocks until the proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) are completed. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner holds a valid licence authorizing him to deal with the essential commodities and the allegation that at the time of inspection of the shop on 2.06.2011 he has not shown the stock register and sales register, is incorrect. He therefore contends that the seizure of stock is unsustainable. The learned counsel also submits that the proceedings under Section 6A of the Act have been initiated and without completing the same, the respondents are taking steps to dispose of the stock, in which event the petitioner would suffer grave and irreparable loss. The learned counsel therefore submits that the petitioner is prepared to cooperate with the enquiry under Section 6A of the Act and the proceedings may be directed to be completed within a time frame. Having regard to the short grievance presented by the petitioner during the course of hearing, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the enquiry under Section 6A of the Act after following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized under the panchanama dated 2.06.2011 shall not be sold. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 8th June, 2011 Js