THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21087 of 2011 Date: 27.07.2011 Between: M/s. Vishnu Traders Oil and General Merchants, Rep.by its Partner Bollam Srihari, Karimnagar. … Petitioner and The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21087 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri K. Venumadhav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents, and with their consent the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner, who is engaged in the business of purchasing and selling of the edible oil under a valid licence issued under the A.P. Essential Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) order 2008, has filed this writ petition seeking a declaration that the action of the 3rd respondent in seizing the stock of edible oil (ground nut oil) under a panchanama dated 29.06.2011, as illegal and consequently to direct the respondents not to sell the stock until the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) are completed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner holds a valid licence authorizing him to deal with the essential commodities and the allegation that at the time of inspection of the shop on 29.06.2011 he was conducting clandestine business by storing and selling ground nut oil in loose form is incorrect. He, therefore, contends that the seizure of stock is unsustainable. The learned counsel also submits that the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act have been initiated and without completing the same, the respondents are taking steps to dispose of the stock, in which event the petitioner would suffer grave and irreparable loss. The learned counsel, therefore, submits that the petitioner is prepared to cooperate with the enquiry under Section 6-A of the Act and the enquiry proceedings may be directed to be completed within a time frame. 4. Having regard to the short grievance presented by the petitioner during the course of hearing, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the enquiry under Section 6-A of the Act after following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized under the panchanama dated 29.06.2011 shall not be sold. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 27.07.2011. NOTE: Operative portion by wire at party’s cost. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.21087 of 2011 27.07.2011 (Msr)