THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.15874 of 2009 DATE: 11.08.2009 Between: M/s. Mattapally Laxmi Narasimha Swamy, Par Boiled Modern Rice Mill, Huzurnagar, Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District, rep. By its Managing Partner. ... Petitioner and The District Collector, Nalgonda District and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.15874 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner rice mill seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondents in seizing 15,267 quintals of BPT-variety paddy, 2135 quintals of JGL-variety paddy, 45,495 quintals of 1010-variety paddy, 2150 quintals of boiled rice and 117 quintals of broken rice, under cover of panchanama dated 02.07.2009, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, to set aside the order dated 22.07.2009 passed by 3rd respondent in proceedings No.CS1/1395/09. 2. This Court, while ordering notice before admission on 04.08.2009, directed the respondents not to auction the seized stocks of paddy, rice and broken rice. 3. Today, when this matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies has submitted that on the basis of the report furnished by the Tahsildar, Huzurnagar Mandal, Nalgonda District - 4th respondent, the Collector, Nalgonda District - 1st respondent has initiated proceedings against the petitioner rice mill, under Section 6-A of the Essential Comodities Act (for short 'the Act'). In the light of the same, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to decide the 6-A proceedings. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to decide the 6-A proceedings, as early as possible, preferably, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, till such time, the seized stocks of paddy, rice and broken rice shall not be sold. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 11th August, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.15874 of 2009 (Disposed of) 11th August, 2009 CBS