THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.26725 of 2011 Date: 23.09.2011 Between: M/s. Bhagyalakshmi Rice Industries, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. … Petitioner and The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.26725 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri V.H.V.R.R. Swamy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondent, and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of the respondent in not passing orders on the petition dated 13.9.2011 filed by the petitioner seeking release of the seized stock, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The petitioner is the proprietor of M/s. Bhagyalakshmi Rice Industries, situated at Tirumala Vihar, Green Hills Colony, Kothapeta Village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and engaged in the business of custom milling. The petitioner has an agreement with the Food Corporation of India for undertaking to shell the mill and transport the paddy supplied by it. The petitioner received 3308.93 quintals of paddy from the Civil Supplies Corporation and after milling the same, he had supplied 810 quintals of rice from 21.7.2011 to 12.8.2011. The Assistant Supply Officer, Circle No.III, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District, along with the other staff inspected the petitioner’s premises on 11.9.2011 and on detecting certain irregularities seized the stock under a panchanama. According to the petitioner, the allegations contained in the panchanama are not true and correct and that he has been conducting the business by duly maintaining the records. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a petition dated 13.9.2011 before the respondent herein seeking release of the seized stock. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though the petition was filed on 13.9.2011, the respondent has not taken any steps to consider the same. Therefore, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition for the aforesaid relief. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not contravened any of the conditions of the A.P. State Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008. He also submits that the petitioner has filed a petition dated 13.9.2011 seeking release of the seized stock and even though considerable time has elapsed since then, no orders are passed on the said petition. The learned counsel, therefore, submits that the respondent be directed to dispose of the said petition within a time frame. 5. Indisputably, the petitioner has filed a petition dated 13.9.2011 seeking release of the seized stock. In matters of this nature, the Statutory authorities are expected to pass appropriate orders expeditiously within a time frame. 6. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the petition dated 13.9.2011 said to have been filed by the petitioner seeking release of the seized stock and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till orders are passed on the said petition, the seized stock of the petitioner shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 23.09.2011. NOTE:- Issue C.C. in one week. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.26725 of 2011 23.09.2011 (Msr)