IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12242 of 2009 1. MUNNA PRASAD CHOUDHARY, Son of Late Radha Mohan Prasad, Resident of Amwa Bazar, P.S.- Jharokhar, District- East Champaran. 2. Ajay Kumar, Son of Biraram Prasad, Resident of Amwa Bazar, P.S.-Jharokhar, District- East Champaran :---- Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Block Agriculture Officer, Ghorasahan, East Champaran :-- Respondents. ----------- 4. 13.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are dealing in fertilizer. The fertilizer stock belonging to them has been seized from their business premises. Till date, within the knowledge of the counsel for the petitioners, petitioners have not been served any notice initiating a confiscation proceeding against them to confiscate the seized fertilizer in terms of Section 6(A) of the Essential Commodities Act. This writ petition has been filed praying, inter alia, to release the stock of fertilizer seized from the business premises of the petitioners. 3. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the State, I deem it expedient to direct the petitioners to appear before the Collector of the District and apply before him for release of the seized fertilizer which application should be considered by the learned Collector in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the petition along with a certified copy of this order. Until the learned Collector considers and disposes of the matter, he shall not sell the seized fertilizer. While passing the final order learned Collector shall consider the orders passed by this Court as contained in Annexure-4 series in this application. . 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. 5. Let this order be communicated to the Collector, East Champaran at Motihari through fax by the office of this Court on payment of usual charges by the petitioners. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)