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.11673 of 2009 Between: T. Anand Babu S/o. T. Babu Rao Shop No.I, Block-I, CBR Estates, Madinaguda, Serilingampally Mandal, R.R. District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector (C.S) II R.R. District, at 177, Lakdikapool, Khairtabad, Hyderabad-4 .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.BOLLAM LINGAIAH YADAV Counsel for the Respondent:AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner assailed the legality of seizure of 50 quintals of rice under panchanama, dated 08.05.2009. A perusal of the panchanama shows that the petitioner is facing the allegation of not holding food grains license. The petitioner has not specifically pleaded that he holds such a license. Hence, it is not possible for this Court to declare that seizure effected by the Civil Supplies Department is bad. The petitioner is entitled to participate in the proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and prove that he did not commit any irregularity. At the hearing, Sri B.Lingaiah Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner filed application, dated 12.06.2009 before the respondent for release of seized stock and that so far, no orders have been passed. In view of this submission, the respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner for release of seized stock, within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Since the petitioner is apprehending disposal of seized stock even before disposal of his application by the respondent, the respondent is directed not to sell the seized stock till the petitioner’s application for release of seized stock is disposed of, if not already done. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.15040 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 16th JUNE, 2009. kvni