THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4955 of 2011 Date:01.03.2011 Between: M/s.Sree Nidhi Dall Industries ..... Petitioner AND The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad and another .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri V.H.V.R.R.Swamy Counsel for Respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the seizure of stocks of red gram and other pulses from the petitioner’s premises under panchanama, dated 25.02.2011, as illegal. Sri V.H.V.R.R.Swamy, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the alleged variation in stocks between the stock register and ground balance in respect of red gram and other pulses is within the permissible limits and therefore, the very seizure and initiation of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) cannot be sustained. I am afraid, this Court at this stage cannot entertain the writ petition of this nature. It is not the case of the petitioner that respondent No.1 inherently lacks jurisdiction to initiate proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. Whether the variation in the stocks is within the permissible limits or not needs to be adjudicated on the basis of the material available before respondent No.1. Therefore, it is premature for the petitioner to approach this Court at this stage by invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such disposal, the seized stock shall not be sold. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.6142 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 01st March, 2011 Note: Issue CC in two days. (b/o) VGB