HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18541 of 2010 Dated: 02-08-2010 Between: Smt. K. Sri Lakshmi. … Petitioner And The District Collector and District Magistrate, Guntur & another. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18541 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed, questioning the proceedings, dated 28.06.2010, issued by the 1st respondent-District Collector in Case No.205/2010-S7. The petitioner is a Proprietress of M/s. Sri Lakshmi Sai Seeds, Guntur. It is the case of the petitioner that she is dealing in seeds as per the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 and the rules made thereunder. On 19.06.2010, the 2nd respondent-Agricultural Officer inspected the shop of the petitioner, and on the ground that the petitioner has not maintained the records properly and there are certain variations of stocks with regard to book supplies and ground balance, and also, further alleging that she has not updated the stock-cum-price board and thus violated the provisions of Clause 18(1) of the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, has affected the seizure of available seeds of Cotton, Chillies and Bendi, worth about Rs.7,24,150/-. Pursuant to the seizure report submitted by the 2nd respondent, proceedings were initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 by the 1st respondent and the impugned notice, dated 28.06.2010, is issued in E.C.Case No.205/2010-S7, under Section 6-B of the Essential Commodities Act. It is stated by the learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner also filed her explanation on 17.07.2010 and the matter is posted for inquiry on 7th of August 2010. In this writ petition, it is the case of the petitioner that the cotton seeds, which were seized, were sent for qualitative inspections, but inspite of the fact that reports have come in favour of the petitioner, respondents are not releasing the same, and initiated proceedings by issuing notice under Section 6-B of the Essential Commodities Act. On the other hand, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for respondents that the quality of the seeds was tested and except the cotton seed i.e. namely Tagore BG (II), all other seeds have met the notified quality standards. It is further submitted that the petitioner has already filed his explanation and the inquiry is pending. Though the petitioner is questioning the order, dated 28.06.2010, it is only a show cause notice, issued under Section 6-B of the Essential Commodities Act. In view of the fact that the allegations made against the petitioner were only with regard to variation in stocks and updating the stock-cum-price board, and further, as the petitioner has already responded to the notice, dated 28.06.2010, by filing her explanation on 17.07.2010, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the matter by concluding the inquiry and passing appropriate orders within a period of two weeks from today. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 2nd August 2010 ajr