THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 9549 of 2007 DATED: 1-05-2007 Between: B.Naga Mallaiah …Petitioner and Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary, Civil Supplies, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 9549 of 2007 Oral order: On allegation of violation of the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) and diversion of the rice meant for the Food for Work scheme, proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act were initiated against the petitioner. The stock of the seized commodities were also directed to be disposed of pending finalization of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. The petitioner’s authorization has been kept under suspension and he is not permitted to run the Fair Price Shop of Palem Gollapalli Village, L.R.Palli Mandal, Cuddapah District, on account of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. Though proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act were initiated in the year 2003, the same have not yet been finalized. This is the complaint of the petitioner, as the long pendency of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act has resulted in deprivation of his occupation as a Fair Price Shop dealer. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies also, directing the 2nd respondent to expeditiously and in any event within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, consider and pass final orders in the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under Section 6-A of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 1-05-2007 GRR