IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14396 of 2009 Between: M/s. Sai Traders, a partnership firm, represented by its Managing Partner R.Tulasidas, having their business at 1-6-84, J P N Road, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented through Collector (Civil Supplies), Nizamabad District at Nizamabad. 2 The District Supply Officer, Nizamabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare seizure of 126.50 quintals of Sugar, 40 quintals of Green Gram Dal, 8 quintals of Bengal Gram Dal, 30 quintals of Red Gram Dal, 13 quintals of Black Gram Dal and 55.08 quintals of Edible Oils, from the petitioner’s possession on 09-07-2009, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri K.Raghuveer Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the stocks referred to above were seized only on the ground that there were some variations between the stock register and the ground balance and that the petitioner’s application, for release of the seized stock, filed on 13-07-2009 before respondent No.1- Collector (CS) Nizamabad District, is still pending. He apprehended that even before disposing of the said application, respondent No.1 may order for sale of the seized stock. Having regard to the facts referred to above, I do not find any reason to declare the seizure as illegal at this stage because the illegality or otherwise of the same is required to be gone into in the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, initiated by the respondents. At this stage, it will suffice to direct respondent No.1 to dispose of the petitioner’s application, if any, said to have been filed on 13-07-2009. Till disposal of such application, the seized stock shall not be sold. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.18877 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 20th July, 2009 Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow. B/o lur