THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.21063 of 2011 Between: Miriyala Narasimha Rao PETITIONER And 1. The Joint Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, and another. RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioners: Sri M. Brahma Reddy Counsel for respondents: G.P. for Civil Supplies. Court made the following ORDER: Heard Sri M. Brahma Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and with their consent the writ petition is disposed of at this stage. The petitioner claims to be the proprietor of Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Modern Rice Mill situated at Kuchipudi Village, Kodada Mandal. He was found transporting 200 quintals of rice in a lorry bearing No.AP 16 TV 0488. It is stated that the Sub-inspector of Police, Jaggayyapeta, intercepted the said lorry on 14.06.2011 and on an inspection by the Special Deputy Tahsildar, PDS, Jggayyapeta found that the rice was meant for public distribute system. Therefore, the said stock was seized under panchanama dated 14.06.2011. The petitioner approached the 1st respondent by filing representation dated 13.07.2011 seeking release of the said seized stock. Since no action has been taken on the representation, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the representation and pass appropriate orders. There does not appear to be any dispute that the stock was seized on 14.06.2011 and a representation seeking release of the seized stock was filed on 13.07.2011. Even though considerable time has elapsed since then, the 1st respondent has not taken the matter for consideration. In matters of this nature, it is desirable that the statutory authorities to attend to such applications filed by the aggrieved parties within a reasonable time. In the circumstances as above without expressing any opinion as to the release of stock, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 13.07.2011 and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 2nd August, 2011. Js.