THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7222 of 2011 Date:21.03.2011 Between: P.Kishan & Sons ..... Petitioner AND The District Collector, Adilabad District, Adilabad and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri S.Ganesh Rao Counsel for Respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not releasing the seized stock in favour of the petitioner, pending finalization of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri S.Ganesh Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. Following an inspection of the petitioner’s business premises by the Deputy Tahsildar, (CAB) (FAC), Nirmal and the Deputy Tahsildar, Sarangapur on 08.03.2011, certain quantities of edible oil, toor dal, green dal, urad dal, Bengal dal (senaga), sugar and rice were seized on the ground that there is variation between the ground stock and stock register. After initiation of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act, the petitioner made an application on 11.03.2011 for release of the seized commodity. However, respondent No.1 has not passed any order thereon so far. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies furnished to the Court the proceedings, dated 18.03.2011, whereby the Collector, Civil Supplies, Adilabad, directed interim disposal of the seized stock. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that his client has not been supplied with a copy of the said order. Be that as it may, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, it would be appropriate in the interests of justice that the respondents do not sell the seized stock till finalization of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. Ordered accordingly. The Collector, Civil Supplies, Adilabad, is directed to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act and pass a final order after following the procedure prescribed under Section 6-A and 6-B of the Act within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.9005 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 21st March, 2011 VGB