THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.11882 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner, who claims to be the Proprietor of Sai Ram Traders, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam, is doing business in schedule commodities by obtaining ‘B’ Form Licence. He states that on 18.05.2010, the second respondent, namely, the District Supply Officer (Rural), Visakhapatnam District, inspected his business premises and godown and seized the stocks alleging certain variations and also registered a case under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’). While so, it is his grievance that the respondents are proceeding with selling of the seized stocks, in spite of an application being made to release the seized stock. Hence, the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions in this regard. This Court, while issuing notice before admission, on 26.05.2010, directed the respondents not to sell the seized stock. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies that the seized stocks be released in favour of the petitioner, subject to his furnishing bank guarantee to the value of the seized stock and the proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Act be completed expeditiously. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction to the respondents to release the seized stocks in favour of the petitioner, subject to his furnishing bank guarantee to the value of the seized stocks. The first respondent, namely, the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, is directed to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act initiated against the petitioner, expeditiously. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:04.06.2010 VGB