THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18437 OF 2009 Dated: 02.09.2009 Between: Mohamed Abdul Hameed Petitioner And The Collector, Visakhapatnam District And another Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.18437 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner is having valid licences to carry on business in rice. On 26.08.2009 the second respondent inspected the business premises of the petitioner and seized 910 quintals of rice on the ground that there are variations in the stocks. Thereafter a report was sent to the Collector, who, in turn initiated proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act. The petitioner immediately approached the Collector and gave an application on 29.08.2009 requesting him to release the said stock. But, however, the Collector ordered for sale of the said stocks. As against the same, the petitioner approached this court and filed the filed present Writ Petition. 2 Now that proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act have already been initiated, this court is of the view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Collector to complete the said enquiry at the earliest, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized from out of the premises of the Petitioner shall not be sold by way of public auction. 3. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ------------- 02.09.2009 kvsn