IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 18483 of 2009 Between: M/s.Padala Appireddy Aparala Stores, . .Petitioner And The Joint Collector, West Godavari, and another. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO.18483 OF 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent authority in seizing the entire stocks of the petitioner vide mediators reports dated 14.08.2009 and 19.08.2009 as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and contrary to provisions of the Essential Commodities Act and against the principles of natural justice and in violation of Articles 19(1)(g) and 300-A of Constitution of India and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the seized stocks of the petitioner. 2) The proceedings under Section 6-A of Essential Commodities Act have already been initiated and the petitioner herein agreed to furnish bank guarantee for release of said stocks. 3) In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the 1st respondent-Joint Collector to complete the proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of Essential Commodities Act at the earliest, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the meanwhile, the stocks seized on 14.08.2009 shall be released in favour of the petitioner on furnishing bank guarantee in a sum of Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs only) to the satisfaction of the 1st respondent. No costs. __________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) September 3, 2009 KSH