IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10481 of 2009 Between: Banwarilal Agarwal S/o. Chagan Lal Agarwal R/o. H.No. 1-2-70, Main Road, Kazipet, Warangal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies) Warangal Warangal District. 2 The Deputy Tahsildar (Civil Supplies) Hanamkonda Warangal District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in seizing 875 bags of Vijaya Masuri Rice from the petitioner’s shop, as illegal. At the hearing, Sri A.Prabhakar Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the petitioner submitted his application on 21-05-2009 to respondent No.1 and that so far no order has been passed on the said application. The power to consider the application for release of seized stocks and pass appropriate orders is vested in respondent No.1. Having regard to the fact that the stocks seized are huge and the petitioner is apprehending damage to the stocks, I do not find any justification for respondent No.1 to keep the application filed by the petitioner pending. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application for release of seized stocks within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till consideration of the application, the seized stocks shall not be sold. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.13461 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 2nd June, 2008 Note: Furnish CC in three days. B/o LUR