IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 18243 of 2009 Between: Arva Prasad, S/o. Shankaraiah,, 38 years, Occ: Arunasri Kirana shop, Peddapalli proper & Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector (CS), Karimnagar, Karimnagar District and 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18243 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in seizing the stocks i.e., 1.95 quintals of Gold drop oil (13 boxes); 3.60 quintals of Ground nut oil (24 cans) and 1.65 quintals of Ground nut oil (11 tins), under cover of panchanama dated 20.08.2009, even though the petitioner do not require to obtain any licence under the control order and also proposing to sell the said stock, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently sought for a direction to the respondents not to sell the said seized stock and to release the same in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner is doing business in edible oils. On 20.08.2009, the 3rd respondent herein visited the shop of the petitioner and seized the aforesaid stock on the ground that he was doing business without possessing the food grains license. Pursuant thereto, on the basis of the report furnished by the 3rd respondent, the 1st respondent initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act. Hence the present writ petition. Heard both sides. Now that the proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act are very much pending before the 1st respondent, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of without going into the merits of the case. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent- District Collector to complete the proceedings pending before him under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 and pass necessary orders thereon, within a period of eight weeks from today. Pending consideration of the said proceedings, the seized stock shall not be sold. No order as to costs. _________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 28-08-2009 Gsn.