THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17695 of 2009 DATE: 26.08.2009 Between: Sripathi Shivakumar ... Petitioner and The Joint Collector (CS), Karimnagar, Karimnagar District and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17695 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the action of 1st respondent in not passing any order on the petition dated 19.08.2009 filed by him seeking release of the seized stocks, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Briefly, the case of the petitioner is that he is doing business in oils in the name and style of "Sripathi Agencies" at Korutla, Karimnagar District and he is also an authorised dealer of Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Oil Federation Limited. On 10.08.2009 the Assistant Supply Officer, Jagtial, Karimnagar District - 2nd respondent inspected his shop and seized the stocks available therein alleging that he is doing the said business without any licence as required under A.P. Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage & Regulation) Order, 2008. Immediately after the seizure, though he approached the Joint Collector (CS), Karimnagar District - 1st respondent on 19.08.2009 and filed a petition seeking release of the seized stock, but the 1st respondent has not passed any order thereon so far. Aggrieved by the same, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. 4. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and in view of the fact that the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short 'the Act') have alrady been initiated, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to complete the 6-A proceedings at the earliest. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to complete the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Act within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the stocks seized on 10.08.2009 from the shop of the petitioner shall not be sold. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 26th August, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17695 of 2009 (Disposed of) 26th August, 2009 CBS