THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.4960 of 2007 12-03-2007 Between:- M/s. R. Muninder Petitioner And The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Karimnagar and another. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.4960 of 2007 Oral order: On 20-02-2007 the officials of the Civil Supplies Department inspected the petitioner’s premises --- M/s. Sheena Cold Storage, Husnabad village, Jagtial mandal and found 1131.85 quintals of scheduled commodities stored thereat. Of these, 34 quintals of Red gram purportedly belongs to the petitioner. The petitioner does not have a license under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing and Distribution) Order, 1982 (for short ‘the Control Order’). The seizure was on an allegation that the petitioner was doing an unauthorized business as a dealer in scheduled commodities. On 05-03-2007, the petitioner submitted a representation to the first respondent seeking interim release of the seized commodity in its favour. On 09-03- 2007, within four days, petitioner has filed this writ petition with a grievance that the first respondent has failed to dispose of its representation dated 05-03-2007 for interim release of the seized stocks. The petitioner has rushed to this court in hurry and without affording reasonable time to the first respondent to consider its representation. The District Collector has myriad functions and cannot be expected to deal and take a decision on every matter immediately on the arisal of the event. Reasonable time should be afforded to an executive agency to perform his functions rationally. This court discerns no merit in the writ petition filed in the above circumstances. There is no reason to apprehend that the first respondent would not expeditiously consider the petitioner’s representation. The writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated:12-03-2007 Pvks/*