THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22302 of 2008 ORDER: In this Writ Petition, petitioner, who is a dealer of fair price shop No.2 of Janardhanapuram, questioned the seizure of stocks of rice, redgram, sugar, palmolin oil and kerosene from his shop vide panchanama, dated 06.10.2008. On inspection of the premises of fair price shop of the petitioner, it is found that he was indulging in clandestine business and misused the blue kerosene and he was not maintaining stock and sales registers, as such, seizure of stocks referred to above was effected. Questioning the same, the petitioner filed this Writ Petition in 2008. This Court by way of interim order, dated 18.11.2008, directed the respondents to release the seized stocks to the petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents that stocks were released to the petitioner but proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’), are still pending before the first respondent - Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Krishna District at Machilipatnam. As much as the seized stocks were already released to the petitioner pursuant to the interim orders of this Court and in view of pendency of proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to pass appropriate final orders in the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act, if not passed as on today, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The interim order passed by this Court on 18.11.2008 shall continue to operate, till the competent authority passes appropriate final orders. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 14th SEPTEMBER, 2011. kvni