THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.16821 of 2011 Date: 20.06.2011 Between: Yamsani Mahesh … Petitioner and The District Collector (CS), Karimnagar, Karimnagar District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.16821 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri Venkateshwar Varanasi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents, and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioner is engaged in rice business in the name and style of M/s. Bhagya Sree Modern Rice Mill, Dharmaram, Karimnagar District, under F.G.L. Licence bearing No.G4/623/10, dated 9.12.2010, which is valid upto 30.9.2011. On 31.5.2011, the 3rd respondent-Revenue Inspector-I, Dharmaram along with Vigilance and Enforcement Officer, Karimnagar and Deputy Tahsildar (Civil Supplies), Sultanabad, inspected the petitioner’s rice mill and found variation of 218.20 quintals of rice, 90.40 quintals of paddy and 25.26 quintals of red gram. The said stock was seized under a panchanama dated 31.5.2011 and laid a complaint under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for brevity “the Act”) before the 1st respondent-District Collector, Karimnagar District. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner earlier filed W.P.No.15950 of 2011 and the said writ petition was dismissed by this Court by order dated 13.6.2011 on the ground that the petitioner approached this Court even without making an application before the 1st respondent for release of the seized stock. The petitioner states that pursuant to the directions of this Court, he filed an application dated 13.6.2011 seeking expeditious disposal of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act and till disposal of Section 6-A proceedings, not to sell the seized stock, alternatively to release the seized stock on furnishing the security. Since the 1st respondent was not inclined to dispose of Section 6-A proceedings expeditiously and, at the same time, taking steps to dispose of the seized stock, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. 3. Although it is sought to be contended that the petitioner has not committed any irregularity, I am not inclined to go into the merits of the case, since admittedly, an enquiry under Section 6-A of the Act is pending. In matters of this nature, since the enquiry initiated under Section 6-A of the Act is likely to take some time, in the meanwhile, if the seized stock is sold, it might cause grave and irreparable loss to the petitioner. 4. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 1st respondent to complete the enquiry initiated under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 in pursuance of the panchanama dated 31.5.2011 and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till the conclusion of the said enquiry, the seized stock of the petitioner shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of. 5. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 20.06.2011. NOTE:- Operative portion by wire at party’s cost. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.16821 of 2011 20.06.2011 (Msr)