IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 18186 of 2009 Between: M/s.Bhagyanagar Enterprises, Kushaiguda. . .Petitioner And The Joint Collector-II, Ranga Reddy District. .. Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.18186 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the orders of the respondent passed in No.A7/389/2009 dated 13.07.2009 as null and void. Brief facts are that petitioner’s stocks of edible oils were seized on the ground of certain irregularities on 04.05.2009 and proceedings were initiated under section 6-A of Essential Commodities Act. After that a show cause notice was issued under Section 6-B of Essential Commodities Act in case No.A7/389/2009 on 08.05.2009. The petitioner submitted his explanation on the date of hearing i.e., 06.06.2009. After hearing, an order dated 13.07.2009 was passed by the respondent in the said proceedings, ordering confiscation of the entire stocks. Against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal Crl.A. No.31 of 2009 on 11.08.2009 and also filed an interim application before the District & Sessions Judge. But, however, the learned District & Sessions Judge without passing any interim orders posted the said appeal to 11.09.2009. Hence, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the appellate authority i.e., the District Judge, without passing any interim orders, simply posted the appeal to 11.09.2009 and now the vigilance authorities are taking steps to get the stocks sold. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also in view of the fact that the appeal preferred by the petitioner before the respondent is posted to 11.09.2009, the respondent-Joint Collector, Rangareddy, is hereby directed not to sell the confiscated stock till 11.09.2009 and the petitioner may request the learned District Judge, Ranga Reddy District to pass necessary orders in Crl.A. No.31 of 2009 for interim relief. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) August 28, 2009 KSH