IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 21209 of 2009 Between: Munigeti Ravi, S/o Nagaiah, 35 years, R/o Velbelli (v), Kothaguda Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Warangal, Warangal District and another. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.21209 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the order of the 1st respondent dated 10.09.2009 in ECAC No.98 of 2009 whereby directing the 2nd respondent to sell 55 bags of super fine paddy in public auction and deposit the sale proceeds in the Government account and also the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing 112 quintals of super fine paddy under a cover of panchanama on 22.07.2009, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that on 22.07.2009 the 2nd respondent along with his staff visited his house and seized the entire stock of 112 quintals of paddy on the ground that he is doing business without any licence. Subsequently, the 2nd respondent on the representation made by one Bajja Jampaiah and other agriculturists, returned 105 bags of paddy to them and seized only 55 bags. Pursuant thereto, on the basis of the report furnished by the 2nd respondent, the 1st respondent initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act and also passed an order dated 10.09.2009 directing the 2nd respondent to sell the stock of 55 bags of paddy in public auction and deposit the sale proceeds in the Government account. 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-Joint 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) 05-10-2009 Gsn.