THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.11367 of 2009 Date: 02.11.2009 Between: Chandu Siva Ramakrishna Vijayawada and two others ... PETITIONERS AND The Joint Collector, Krishna District, at Machilipatnam and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: On 27.04.2008, the Vigilance Officials during the course of their raid seized different quantities of rice, which was under transport, on the presumption that the same is meant to be supplied through Public Distribution System. Immediately thereafter the petitioners approached the first respondent-Joint Collector, Krishna District and filed claim petitions seeking release of the said stock and the first respondent by his proceedings dated 01.09.2008 ordered for release of entire seized stock on condition of the petitioners furnishing bank guarantees. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they have furnished bank guarantees, the said stock was not released so far. Hence, they approached this Court and filed the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to release the seized stock. Apparently, the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) have been initiated against the petitioners and the same are pending. In that view of the matter, the first respondent is hereby directed to complete the said proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Act at the earliest, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J Date: 02.11.2009 va