IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.2660 OF 2010 Between: Patha Bapu, S/o.Shankariah ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.2660 OF 2010 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies had taken notice on 09.02.2010. 3. The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.3 in seizing the stock of 118 Bags of sugar, each bag containing 50 Kgs., = 59 quintals, value of Rs.2,36,000/- through panchanama, dated 04.02.2010, even though petitioner is having valid licence bearing No.63/2008-09, dated 30.09.2009, as required under Law and in pursuance of the said Seizure threatening to sell the said seized stock by issuing a Memo dated February, 2010, that the seized stock will be sold on 06.02.2010, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to release the said seized stock and not to sell the said stock till the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act,1955 are completed and pass such other suitable orders. 4. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. 5. It is stated that no notice had been given prior to the passing of the interim disposal order under Section 6-A (2) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. 6. In the light of the same, the said order is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the respondents to take further appropriate steps in this regard. Till the appropriate procedure is followed, let the seized stocks not be sold. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J February 10, 2010 Note: Issue operative portion by wire at party’s cost. B/O.MD