IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10817 of 2009 Between: Cheela Hanumantha Rao S/o.Ch. Gowraiah Dealer in Rice Shop No.32-181, Shapurnagar, Quthbullapur Municipality, Balanagar Circle, R.R. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (C.S.)-II, R.R. District at Lakdikapool. 2 The Assistant Supply Officer, Circle-I, Balanagar, at Balanagar Circle, R.R. District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.BOLLAM LINGAIAH YADAV Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to set aside Panchanama, dated 04-05-2009, under which 85 quintals of rice belonging to the petitioner were seized from his shop. After hearing Sri B.Lingaiah Yadav, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, I find no reason to set aside the impugned Panchanama because, admittedly, respondent No.2 is competent to inspect the premises and seize the stocks. Whether the petitioner committed any irregularity in the course of conducting his business or not is required to be decided in the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’), which are pending before respondent No.1. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act within a period of eight weeks and till then, the seized stocks shall not be sold. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.13900 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 3rd June, 2008 Note: Wire at parties costs. B/o LUR