THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.25499 of 2011 Date : 12-09-2011 Between : M/s.Jayalakshmi Ferilizers, rep. by its Office Executive Akella Satya Sai Baba, son of Sri Satyanarayana Murthy, aged about 45 years, Venkatarayapuram, Tanuku Mandal, West Godavari District. .. Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad & 5 Others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.25499 of 2011 ORDER : The petitioner claims to be a manufacturer of mixture fertilizers (NPK mixture) for sale to agriculturists. Even though it has challenged the orders issued by the 2nd Respondent- Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, dated 21-06-2011 and the panchanama dated 02-09-2011 under which the fertilizer of the petitioner has been seized, during the course of hearing Sri V.R.Reddy Kovvuri, the learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks for a short relief to direct the respondent No.3-Joint Collector, West Godavari District to dispose of the enquiry within a time frame. Therefore, this writ petition is being disposed of with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader at the admission stage. The case of the petitioner is that the 5th Respondent- Mandal Agriculture Officer and Fertilizer Inspector, Tanuku Mandal, inspected the petitioner’s manufacturing unit on 02-09- 2011 and seized 22.520 Mts. of urea alleging contravention of conditions of the Control Order. A report dated 02-09-2011 was laid to the said effect before the 3rd respondent-Joint Collector for eventual action under the essential commodities act. The petitioner states that the 3rd respondent has taken cognizance of the report and the matter is pending enquiry. The 3rd respondent issued proceedings dated 05-09-2011 to dispose of the seized stock pending enquiry under Section 6-A and directed the sale amount to be remitted in favour of the Joint Collector. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance of the said order dated 05-09-2011, seized stock has been disposed of and in view of the same as the petitioner cannot get back the stock, pleads that the 3rd respondent be directed to complete the enquiry within a time frame in order to avoid further prejudice to the petitioner. There does not appear to be any dispute that stock was seized under panchanama dated 02-09-2011 and the same was sold pursuant to the order dated 05-09-2011. In matters of this nature, considering the interests of both the parties, the statutory authorities are supposed to act expeditiously. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 3rd respondent to dispose of the proceedings after conducting due enquiry and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law pursuant to the report dated 02- 09-2011 of the Mandal Agriculture Officer and Fertilizer Inspector, Tanuku, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of the order. No costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 12th September, 2011. skmr