IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.22451 of 2006 Between: Smt. Bomma Poolamma … Petitioner And The Collector (Civil Supplies), Khammam, Khammam District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Smt. M. Ramya for Sri A. Rajashekar Reddy Counsel for the respondents : AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22451 of 2006 ORDER:- In this writ petition, the petitioner, who is the proprietor of a rice mill in Dhamsalapuram Mandal, Khammam District, questioned seizure of 1108 quintals of rice and 45 quintals of broken rice. This Court, by order dated 30.10.2006, directed the respondents to release the seized stocks on the petitioner furnishing third party security to the satisfaction of the Joint Collector, Khammam District. In the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents in November 2006, it is inter alia stated that the proceedings under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short, ‘the Act’) have been pending. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in pursuance of the interim direction given by this Court, the seized stock was released to the petitioner on her furnishing third party security. The counsel for either party are unable to state whether Section 6A proceedings have been completed or not. Inasmuch as, the seized stock was already released, no further adjudication in this writ petition is required except directing respondent No.1 to complete the proceedings under Section 6A of the Act and pass appropriate orders, if not already done, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.28530 of 2006 and WVMP.No.2587 of 2006 are dismissed as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 11.06.2009 ES