THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.26315 OF 2009 16th December 2009 Between: Laghuvarapu Guru Prasada Rao. …PETITIONER And The District Collector, Guntur, Guntur District and one other. …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.26315 OF 2009 ORDER: The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Enforcement Department, Civil Supplies, inspected the petitioner’s Oil Mill and seized 3290 quintals of paddy. Thereafter, seizure proceedings have been initiated. The Joint Collector completed the enquiry and ordered confiscation of 12% of the seized stock. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and he also filed an application for release of the said stock. However, no orders have been passed. Hence, he filed the present Writ Petition. As the petitioner agreed to furnish bank guarantee equivalent to the value of the confiscated stock, this Court inclines to dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the Joint Collector to release 12% of the stock confiscated on a condition of the petitioner furnishing bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.3,75,000/- {Rupees three lakh seventy five thousand only}. As and when such bank guarantee is furnished, the said stock shall be released. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 16th December 2009 Note: Wire at party’s cost B/O RRB