THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.16704 OF 2009 Dt.13.8.2009 Between: Sri Ramai Krishna … Petitioner And The Joint Collector (C.S.) II Ranga Reddy District and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.16704 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner approached this Court and filed the Writ Petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of second respondent in seizing 39.50 quintals of rice and 520 litres of oil from the shop of the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to release the seized stocks. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. During the course of hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court by both the learned Counsel that the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, has initiated proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, “the Act”) and is thus ceased of the matter. In view of the fact that the proceedings under Section 6A of the Act have already been initiated, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, is of the view that the Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, to decide the said proceedings under Section 6A of the Act as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized from business premises of the petitioner, i.e., 39.50 quintals of rice and 520 litres of oil, shall not be sold. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 13.8.2009 bnr Note: Operative portion of the order may be communicated by WIRE at party’s cost. (B.O) bnr