THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.16847 OF 2009. Date: 13-08-2009 Between:- Pabba Srinivas and others .. Petitioner And The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Warangal, Warangal District and others. .. Respondents ORDER:- This writ petition is filed questioning the order dated 03.08.2009 in E.C.A.C.No.74 of 2009 whereby respondent No.1 i.e., Joint Collector directed respondent No.3 i.e., Deputy Tahsildar (Civil Supplies) to mill 343 quintals of superfine paddy, seized from out of the business premises of the first petitioner, and hand over the resultant rice to the District Manager, A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Warangal for its sale at the rate of Rs.20 per kg and deposit the sale proceeds at the rate of 18.25 kgs and also to sell 49 quintals of common variety of paddy, which was also seized from out of the business premises of the first petitioner on 21- 07-2009, in open auction and deposit the sale proceeds in the Government account. Heard. Having considered the submissions of both the learned counsel, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the 1st respondent - Joint Collector to complete the proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and pass necessary orders thereon, within a period of eight weeks from today. Pending consideration of the said proceedings, the seized stock shall not be sold. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 13th August, 2009 AMD/GSN