THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16208 of 2009 DATE:07.08.2009 Between: M. Obulesh and others .. Petitioners and The District Collector, Kurnool, and another Joint Collector cum Additional District Magistrate, Guntur District, Guntur and another .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16208 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in seizing 312 bags of redgram belonging to them, by panchnama dated 03.08.2009, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the 1st respondent to release the seized stock. 2. Heard both sides. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners restrict their relief to stay of sale of seized stock of 312 bags of redgram. Therefore, he prays to direct the 1st respondent not to sell the seized stock, pending consideration of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act (for short "the Act"). 4. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and as the interim relief sought for by the petitioners is only for a direction to the respondents not to sell the seized stock till the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act are completed, this Court is of the view that the said relief can be granted. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent not to sell the seized stock of 312 bags of redgram (each 50 kgs) belonging to the petitioners, pending consideration of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 7th August, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.16208 of 2009 (Disposed of) 7th August, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.9477 of 2009 (Dismissed as withdrawn) 7th August, 2009 CBS