HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO. 4238 OF 2007 DATED: 12.3.2007 Between: G.Lakshmi Narayana and others .Petitioners and Government of A.P., Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies(CSI) Department, Hyderabad represented by its Ex-Officiao Secretary to the Government and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO.4238 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER: On 21-02-2007, the A.P.Ware Housing Corporation Godown situated at Kurnool was inspected by the 4th respondent and the specified stock of essential commodities (pulses) was found stored by the petitioners. On allegation that the petitioners are pursuing business without having a licence under the AP Scheduled Commodities Control (Licensing and Distribution) Order 1982 (‘the 1982 Control Order’); and that there was a variation in the ground stocks as compared to the stock register and bill books, the commodities were seized, a mediators report recorded and proceedings under Sec.6-A of the Essential Commodities Act,1955 scheduled to be initiated. On 27-02-2007 the petitioners submitted a representation to the 2nd respondent for interim release of the seized commodity in their favour. The petitioners’ grievance is that their application dated.27-02-2007 has not yet been considered by the 2nd respondent. In the aforesaid circumstances, after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies also the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the 2nd respondent to expeditiously and in any event within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order, consider the representation of the petitioners and pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner, within the aforesaid date. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 12th MARCH,2007 *TSNR