IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22098 of 2008 Between: M/s. Srinivasa Dall Mill, Kandukur, Rep. by its Proprietor Iskala Subramanyam, S/o. Venkatasubbaiah, Aged about 62 Years, Kandukur, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole. 2 The District Manager, Civil Supplies Corporation, Prakasam District, Ongole. 3 The Tahsildar, Kandukur, Prakasam 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 to declare the action of the respondents inseizing the Redgram Dall, Red gram, and Bengalgram from Petitioners mill M/s. Srinivasa Dall Mill, Kandukur as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and unjust and issue a Srit of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or direction setting aside the order of the District Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole in Rc.CS1/6-A/155/2008, dated 21-09- 2008 and further direct the seized stocks of the Petitioner be released in favour of the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.I.GOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.22098 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in seizing the stocks of Redgram and Bengalgram from the petitioner’s mill under the cover of Panchanama, dated 17.08.2008 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 1st respondent to proceed with the enquiry under Section.6-A of the Essential Commodities 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 a copy of this order. Till such time, there shall be stay of sale of the seized stock. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 20.10.2008 Note:- operative portion by wire At party’s cost (B/o) TSNR