THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR W.P. NO. 11214 OF 2010 DATED: 12TH MAY, 2010 Between : Gouru Kannaiah and others Petitioners And The District Collector (CS), Chittoor, Chittoor District and others Respondents ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the first respondent in File No.D1/286/2010 dated 4.5.2010 whereunder the petitioner’s request to release the paddy seized under Sec. 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act was rejected. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the impugned order does not contain any reason whatsoever for the alleged seizure. He also contends that since the petitioner is an agriculturist, it was his own paddy, which he was transporting. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The matter for adjudication under Sec. 6-A proceedings is whether the petitioner has violated any of the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act. Sec. 6-A proceedings are said to have been initiated against the petitioner in April, 2010 and the learned Government Pleader stated that within a period of three weeks, Sec.6A proceedings itself would be disposed of by the Collector, Civil Supplies, Chittoor. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Collector (Civil Supplies), Chittoor – first respondent herein to hear and dispose of Sec. 6-A proceedings initiated against the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is also clarified that in the event of the first respondent unable to dispose of Sec. 6-A proceedings within the time prescribed, the petitioner shall be at liberty to request the first respondent to release the paddy on furnishing security and the Collector (Civil Supplies) shall pass appropriate orders on such application, without any further loss of time. The seized paddy shall not be subjected to any sale in the interregnum. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar May 12, 2010 MAS