THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.33720 of 2010 DT.31.12.2010 Between: N.Veera Babu … Petitioner And The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District and another … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri B.Devanand Counsel for respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in seizing 619 qtls. of rice, 4 qtls. of redgram dal, 7.50 qtls. of blackgram dal, 0.50 qtls. of sugar, 0.80 qtls. of greengram dal, 125 kgs. of groundnut, 1.40 qtls. of idly ravva, 17 oil tins containing 15 kgs. each and 38 oil boxes containing 16 kgs. each, under mediators report, dated 27.12.2010, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri B.Devanand, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The petitioner is a food grains dealer. On the basis of an inspection of the petitioner’s shop by respondent No.2 on 27.12.2010, the above-mentioned stock was seized and proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) have been initiated by respondent No.1. The petitioner is stated to have filed an application on 28.12.2010 before respondent No.1 for release of the seized stock. His grievance is that so far his application has not been disposed of. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though his client has sought for release of the seized stock, he will be satisfied if the seized stock is not sold till the disposal of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. In the light of this submission and the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to sell the seized stock till the disposal of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act. Respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the proceedings within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.42722 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date:31.12.2010 VGB