THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15680 of 2010 Date: 05.07.2010 Between: Mundada Giriraju ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Warangal and 2 others .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following:- THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15680 of 2010 O R D E R : The petitioner herein is the proprietor of M/s.Sri Rama Dall Mill at Stambampalli village, Geesugonda Mandal, Warangal District. On 07.06.2010 the 2nd respondent herein along with other officials visited the Dall Mill and seized 120 quintals of green gram, 45 quintals of green gram dall, 54.50 quintals of red gram dall, 136.60 quintals of red gram alleging variations between the book balance and the ground stock. Pursuant thereto, proceedings were initiated before the 1st respondent herein-District Collector (Civil Supplies), Warangal, Warangal District under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, ‘the Act’). Thereafter, the 1st respondent issued show cause notice dated 30.06.2010 calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why the stocks seized should not be confiscated. By a separate order passed on the same day the 1st respondent directed sale of the seized stocks in open auction. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies and perused the material available on record. It is apparent from the impugned order dated 30.06.2010 that the 1st respondent had ordered the sale of the said stock seized mechanically without recording his satisfaction that the said stock was subject to speedy and natural decay. Hence, the impugned order is liable to be set aside on that ground alone. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 30.06.2010 is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act following due process of law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized shall not be sold. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 05.07.2010 G. ROHINI, J Ivd