HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.18637 of 2011 Date: July 08, 2011 Between: Posalara (Katakam) Sankeerthi, Proprietrix, Sri Vasavi Steam & Flour Mill, Venkannapalem village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. … Petitioner And 1. The Collector, Visakhapatnam District & another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.18637 of 2011 O R D E R: The writ petition is amenable to disposal at the admission stage. 2. Heard Sri B. Devanand, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader, for Civil Supplies for the respondents. 3. The petitioner is the proprietrix of Sri Vasavi Steam & Flour Mill, Venkannapalem village, Chodavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. She is aggrieved by the seizure of her stocks of rice, paddy and broken rice by the respondent authorities pursuant to the Mediators Report dated 22.6.2011 and their consequential action in proceeding with disposal of the seized stocks. 4. It is stated that pursuant to the seizure of the stocks, proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Act of 1955), and the same are pending. The main grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the disposal of the seized stocks by the respondent authorities in the meanwhile. She submitted a representation before the Collector, Visakhapatnam District, in this regard on 23.6.2011 through her counsel, seeking release of the stock. 5. As the proceedings under the Act of 1955 are pending before the competent authority, this Court is not inclined to enter into the merits of the challenge as to the validity of the said seizure. 6. In so far as the seized stocks are concerned, the interest of justice would be sufficiently served by directing the respondent authorities to release the same into the custody of the petitioner upon the petitioner furnishing a bank guarantee for the value thereof to the satisfaction of the Collector, Visakhapatnam District, the first respondent, within one week from the date of receipt of this order. The competent authority shall pass appropriate orders in the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under Section 6-A of the Act of 1955 expeditiously and in accordance with law. 7. The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. Miscellaneous petitions shall stand dismissed in consequence. No order as to costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: July 08, 2011. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. //B.O.// BSB