THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.19355 of 2011 Dated:12.07.2011 Between: D.Vijaya Bhaskar and others .. Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its District Collector, Anantapur District and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.19355 of 2011 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Food and Agriculture. With the consent of both sides, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the first respondent – District Collector, Anantapur District, in not considering the objection-cum-release petition, dated 23.06.2011, filed by the petitioners and other farmers for release of the groundnut stock seized by the second respondent – Mandal Agricultural Officer, Vajrakarur Mandal, Anantapur District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners claim to be farmers. On 13.06.2011, the Vigilance and Enforcement Superintendent of Police, Anantapur District, along with other officials, inspected the groundnut mill belonging to one Shella Gopal and seized 277 bags of groundnut seeds, weighing 30 kgs. each, on the allegation that the said stock is subsidized and meant for distribution to the farmers. The petitioners claim that the said stock was supplied to them by the concerned authorities and they in turn handed over the same for deshelling the pods into seeds. Therefore, they filed an objection-cum- release petition, dated 23.06.2011, before the first respondent to consider their claim and release the stock in their favour. As no orders have been passed by the first respondent till date, they filed the present writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to express any opinion on the merits of the case. Indisputably, a petition for release of the stock has been filed by the petitioners on 23.06.2011. In matters of this nature, it is appropriate that the first respondent ought to have taken a decision in one way or the other expeditiously. In view of the above circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent to consider the objection- cum-release petition, dated 23.06.2011, filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above direction, is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J 12.07.2011 Note:- Furnish C.C. in two days. (B/o) KH