THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :20178 of 2009 DATED: 22-09-2009 Between: Kajjam Ramachandraiah. ..... PETITIONER And The Collector, Lakdikapool, Rangareddy District. .....RESPONDENT ORDER: According to the petitioner, he is only an agriculturist and was in possession of 35 Quintals of Red gram and as the same is produced from out of his fields he does not require any licence issued under any Control Order. However, the Assistant Supply Officer visited his premises, seized the said stock on the ground that he is not having valid licence, and thereafter reported the matter to the respondent-Collector, Rangareddy District, and the respondent in turn initiated proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ( for brevity, ‘the Act’). The same is questioned in this Writ Petition. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies appearing for the respondent. 3. It may not be necessary to express any view as to whether the petitioner is an agriculturist or whether he requires any licence to have possession of the said stock. However, as the petitioner has come forward to furnish bank guarantee, the stock of 35 quintals of Red gram so seized is ordered to be released in favour of the petitioner on his furnishing bank guarantee as fixed by the respondent. Further, the respondent may dispose of the said proceedings initiated under Section 6-A of the Act at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 22nd September, 2009. Note: Issue operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. B/o Tsy