THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.20353 of 2009 Between: Ramya Traders, rep. By its Proprietor Boyina Venkata Ramana Murthy Petitioner And The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies) Srikakulam, Srikakulam District And two others. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.20353 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner is carrying on business in pulses and food grains. Though the said business is strictly in accordance with the law, having valid licences and under the provisions of the relevant Control Order, the second respondent, with his staff, visited the said business premises on 27.6.2009 and seized the entire stock on the ground that the petitioner was doing business without having valid licence. Thereafter the matter was reported to the Joint Collector, who, in turn, initiated proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act. Immediately, the petitioner approached the Joint Collector and filed an application stating that he has all valid licences, but, however, the second respondent seized the stocks on a mere assumption that he was carrying on business without having any valid licence and sought for release of the stocks so seized. However, as the stocks were not released, apprehending that the stocks may be sold, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2 Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Joint Collector to consider the said application said to have been filed by the petitioner for release of the stocks and also complete the enquiry initiated under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act as early as possible, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks so seized on 27.6.2009 from the business premises of the petitioner shall not be sold by way of public auction. No order as to costs. ------------------- 22.09.2009 Issue C.C. tomorrow Kvsn