HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 6155 OF 2011. DATED 18th March, 2011 BETWEEN M/s. Sun Re-Rolling Mills and Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director Y.Sanyasi Naidu …Petitioner and The District Collector, Visakhapatnamand ors ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 6155 OF 2011. ORDER: The petitioner was issued with notice dated 11.09.2007 by the Deputy Director, Agricultural Marketing (OD), Higher Grade Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Visakhapatnam, asking him to remit an amount of Rs.70,03,465/- for the violation of the Government Orders and conditions laid down in G.O.Ms.No. 214, Agricultural Co- op (Mktg.II) Department, dated 02.07.1998. Earlier, the petitioner has challenged the issuance of the show cause notice by filing Writ Petition No. 21662 of 2007 before this Court, which was disposed of by order dated 11.09.2007 directing the petitioner to submit explanation within a period of four weeks from the date of passing of the order and till the appropriate orders are passed, no further action shall be taken by the respondents. Pursuant to the orders passed by this Court, the petitioner has submitted his explanation to the show cause notice, which was acknowledged by the Deputy Director of Agricultural Marketing (OD), Higher Grade Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Visakhapatnam. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that till the date, no decision has been taken on the explanation submitted by the petitioner to the show cause notice dated 11.09.2007. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the respondents are taking active and coercive steps to recover the amount as mentioned in the notice. After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to consider the explanation submitted by the petitioner to the show cause notice dated 11.09.2007 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, it is made clear that, before passing of the order, opportunity of being heard shall be provided to the petitioner. The petitioner shall appear before the third respondent on 19.05.2011. Till the orders are passed, no recovery shall be made from the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ------------------------------------ -- JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Dated 18th March, 2011. Note: Issue CC in a week (BO) Msnro