THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21779 OF 2011 Dated: 03.08.2011 Between: B.Naga Raju ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam District and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.21779 OF 2011 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 2nd respondent in seizing the rice from the business premises of M/s. Yedukondalu Enterprises situated at Vemulavalasa Village, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam, under the mediators report dated 16.07.2011, is arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the fact that pursuant to the impugned seizure the confiscation proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, are pending before the 1st respondent, and the petitioner has filed a petition dated 21.07.2011 for release of the seized stock, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the alleged contraventions, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s petition for release of the seized stock, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized under the mediators report dated 16.07.2011 shall not be sold. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ​ ____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 03.08.2011 Note: Issue CC of order by tomorrow (B/o) Ivd