IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15116 of 2009 Between: SKML Rice Stores, rep.by its Proprietor Gogula Kantha Rao, S/o.Rama Rao, D.No.50-13-28, Seethammapeta, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam District 2 The Asst.supply officer, circle -I, Visakhapatnam ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.DEVANAND Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare seizure of 75 quintals of rice, 18.50 quintals of idli ravva and 18 quintals of peas from the petitioner’s possession under mediators’ report dated 09.07.2009 as illegal and arbitrary. Though Sri B.Devanand, learned counsel for the petitioner, raised several contentions touching the merits of the case, I refrain from considering and giving findings thereon in view of the pendency of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the application filed by the petitioner for interim release of the seized stocks before respondent No.1. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submitted that while the petitioner’s application for release of the stocks is pending, no order for interim sale has been passed so far. Therefore, it would be in the fitness of things that respondent No.1 disposes of the petitioner’s application for interim release before seeking to proceed further. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the above direction. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.19860 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th July, 2009 vrn