THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.20396 of 2009 Between M/s. Chandra Sekhara Rice Mill Jangareddygudem, West Godavari District Rep. By its Proprietor K.A.Gangadhara Rao Petitioner And The Joint Collector, West Godavari District And another Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.20396 of 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent authority in issuing proceedings in ROC.No.CS.I/129/ECA/2009, dated 14.09.2009 as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and contrary to provisions of Essential Commodities Act and against the principles of Natural Justice and in violation of Articles 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondent authorities to release the seized stocks of 76.35 quintals of Paddy and 137.05 quintals of rice belonging to the petitioner Rice Mill and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. 2 As the petitioner has come forward stating that he is prepared to furnish bank guarantee for release of the stocks, this court is the view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission without going into the merits of the case. 3 Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Joint Collector to complete the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under Section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the meanwhile the stocks so seized from the petitioner shall be released in favour of the petitioner on his furnishing bank guarantee in a sum of Rs.2,03,000/-. No order as to costs. ------------------- 22.09.2009 C.C. in two days B/o Kvsn