HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21207 of 2010 Date : 25.08.2010 Between : P. Sri Ramulu. …..Petitioner And The Collector (Civil Supplies), Karimnagar District & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21207 of 2010 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in seizing the stocks of 52.20 quintals of ground nut oil, 182.50 quintals of Ground nut seed and 64.80 quintals of ground nuts on 10th of August 2010, as illegal and arbitrary and also contrary to the provisions under the A.P. Schedule Commodities (Storage, Licensing and Regulation) Control Order, 2008. The petitioner is the dealer in edible oils and he also holds the license to deal in food grains. The business premises of the petitioner was inspected by respondent No.3 on 10.08.2010, and on the ground that there were discrepancies in stocks when book balances were compared with the actual ground stocks, the available quantities of stocks were seized. It is submitted that the petitioner has already moved the Collector (Civil Supplies), Karimnagar, by filing an application, dated 18.08.2010, on 19.08.2010. It is the grievance of the petitioner that inspite of filing such application, no orders are passed on the same, but on the other hand, respondents are taking steps for sale of the seized commodities. No material is placed on record, showing that any orders are passed by respondent No.1 under Section 6- A(2) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to sell the seized commodities. Although it is the case of the petitioner that he has not violated any conditions of license and seeks to declare the seizure itself as illegal, but in view of pendency of inquiry before respondent No.1, it is for the said authority to examine the allegations made against the petitioner, but at this stage, the petitioner cannot go into validity of the seizure itself, when it is alleged that he has violated the provisions of Control order and also the conditions of license. As much as it is stated that the petitioner has already approached the 1st respondent-Collector (Civil Supplies) by making an application on 19.08.2010 and no orders are passed so far for disposal of the seized stocks under Section 6-A(2) of the Essential Commodities Act, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the application, dated 19.08.2010, filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders on the same, as expeditiously as possible. Till such orders are passed and communicated to the petitioner, no steps shall be taken to sell the seized stocks. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 25th August 2010 Note: Order by wire at party’s costs. (b/o) ajr