IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11637 of 2009 Between: Naveen Traders rep.by its Proprietor Baseti Naveen`S/o. Laxmikantham Karimnagar ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector(C.S) Karimnagar District,Karimnagar 2 The Assistant Supply Officer Malial,Karimnagar District 3 The Food Inspector Husband,Karimnagar District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondents:AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for issuance of mandamus to declare seizure of 12.40 quintals of edible oil through panchanama, dated 05.06.2009 from the petitioner’s shop pending proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as illegal. At the hearing, Sri K.Venumadhav, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the petitioner does not have license for carrying on business in edible oil and since the stocks involved in seizure are meagre, appropriate directions may be given to the respondents not to sell the seized stock pending proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. In my considered view, the writ petition is premature, because the petitioner is entitled to move respondent No.1 for appropriate directions pending proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. It is not the pleaded case of the petitioner that it approached respondent No.1 in this regard. Therefore, I do not find any reason to interfere in the case at this stage. Liberty is given to the petitioner to approach respondent No.1 with appropriate application and on the petitioner filing such an application, respondent No.1 shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law with reasonable expedition. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.14996 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 16th JUNE, 2009. kvni