IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13112 of 2009 Between: D. Arun Kumar S/o. Vaikunam R/o. H.No.1-7-78/1, Ganji Road, Metpally, Karimnagar District, Proprietor of Shivani Traders, Metpally, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector (Civil Supplies), Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 2 The Asst. Supply Officer Civil Supplies, Jagtiyal Division, Karimnagar District 3 The Dy. Tahsilar, (Civil Supplies), Metpally, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.RAJAMALLA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in releasing various quantities of pulses and wheat, which were seized from the petitioner’s shop under panchanama dated 6-6-2009, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submitted that the application filed by the petitioner for interim release of the seized stocks, pending proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short “the Act”), is being taken up for consideration by respondent No.1 on 8-7-2009. Since the petitioner’s application is pending and is being considered by respondent No.1, it is not appropriate for this Court to give findings on the merits of the pleas raised by the petitioner. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application for release of the seized stocks. Pending disposal of the application filed by the petitioner, the seized stocks shall not be sold. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by the order that may be passed by respondent No.1, he shall be free to avail his remedies. --------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:07-7-2009 MNR