IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22253 of 2008 Between: Badam Satyanarayana S/o. Chandrmouli Shop No.5, Market Yard, Devarakdra Village and Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (C.S.), R.R. District at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad-4. 2 The Tahsildar, Shamshabad Mandal, Shamshabad, R.R. District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents for seizure of Red Gram 183 bags alleging that they are not having concerned documents and register a case U/s.6-A of E.C. Act is illegal, improper and arbitrary and to set-aside the same case and pass Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. BOLLAM LINGAIAH YADAV Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.22253 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in seizing the stocks of 183 bags of Redgram under the cover of Panchanama, dated 19.9.2008 as arbitrary and illegal. Though various contentions have been raised by the petitioner assailing the seizure, since the enquiry under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, ‘E.C. Act, 1955’) is pending, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to proceed with the enquiry under Section 6-A of the E.C. Act, 1955 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, there shall be stay of sale of the seized stock pursuant to the order dated 3.10.2008. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 13.10.2008 gbs Note:- Operative portion by wire at party’s costs. (B/o) gbs