THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :21494 of 2009 DATED: 08-10-2009 Between: Gunugu Udaya Bhaskar & another. ..... PETITIONERS And The Assistant Grain Purchase Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: According to the petitioners, 192 quintals of rice and the lorry bearing No.AP 16 T 0488 were seized by the Vigilance officials on the ground that they are not having valid permits/licences etc., to transport the same. Thereafter, on reference, the 2nd respondent-Collector (CS), Eluru, West Godavari District initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act ( for brevity, ‘the Act’). Petitioners immediately approached the 2nd respondent-Collector and filed an application seeking release of the said rice and also the vehicle. However, as no orders have been passed, they approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. 3. Now that proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act have already been initiated, this Court is of the view that the Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent- Collector to release the vehicle bearing No.AP 16 T 0488 forthwith on condition of the petitioners furnishing third party security, equivalent to the value of the stock, as assessed by him. So far as the rice is concerned, the same shall not be sold during the pendency of the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act and the said proceedings shall be completed at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 08th October, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. B/o Tsy