THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :21706 of 2009 DATED: 13-10-2009 Between: Sri Raja Rajeshwara Fertilisers, Rep. by its Proprietor Smt.Merugu Padma, Metpally mandal, Karimnagar District & another. ..... PETITIONERS And The Joint Collector (CS) Karimnagar District & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: When the 1st petitioner was transporting 100 bags of fertilizers in the vehicle bearing No.AP1W 7772 belonging to the 2nd petitioner on 01-10-2009, the 2nd respondent intercepted the vehicle, conducted panchanama, and seized the said fertilizers and also the vehicle. Again on 05-10-2009, the 2nd respondent visited the business premises of the 1st petitioner and seized paddy and other fertilizers worth Rs.1,00,400/-. Thereafter, the matter was reported to the 1st respondent-Joint Collector (CS), Karimnagar, who in turn initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act ( for brevity, ‘the Act’). The same is under challenge in this Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 3. Having regard to the fact that the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act have already been initiated, this Court is not inclined to order release of the stocks that were seized. However, the 1st respondent-Joint Collector (CS) Karimnagar District is directed to dispose of the said proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Act, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and during the pendency of the same, the said stocks shall not be sold. So far as the vehicle is concerned, it is submitted that the 2nd petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and he is eking out his livelihood by giving the said vehicle on hire. 4. In the light of the said statement, the vehicle bearing No.AP1W 7772 is ordered to be released in favour of the 2nd petitioner on condition of the 2nd petitioner not alienating the said vehicle in faovur of the third parties and on furnishing an undertaking that he will produce the same as and when required. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 13th October, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s cost. B/o Tsy