IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16637 of 2009 Between: M/s. Sri Sai Ram Binny Modern Rice Mill kalabgur Sanga Reddy Rep. by its Proprietor K. Rajaiah S/o. Laxminarayana 50 yrs, Occ: Business, R./o. Sanga Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Re. by its Secretary Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Medak District at Sanga Reddy. 3 The Tahsildar Sanga Reddy Mandal, Sanga Reddy .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order/s more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the auction notice dt. Nil-7-2009 in letter No. B./7741/2009 passed by the 2nd respondent as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.VIJAYSEN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.16637 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 This Writ Petition is filed questioning the auction notice dated 28.07.2009 issued by the Tahasildar Sangareddy whereby the rice, paddy and broken rice seized from out of the petitioner’s rice mill were ordered to be sold by way of public auction to be conducted on 13.08.2009. 2 Heard both sides. 3 Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, and also taking into consideration the fact that the proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act against the petitioner have already been initiated, this court is of the view that the said 6 A proceedings can be directed to be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the seized stocks i.e. rice, paddy and broken rice seized from out of the petitioner’s rice mill shall not be sold by way of public auction. 4 The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ------------------ 12.08.2009 kvsn