Akkinapalli Ravinder , Ravi v. The State Of Telangana, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No.11156 OF 2016 ORDER:

In this Writ Petition, petitioner is questioning the seizure of stock from the petitioner by the 4th respondent under a panchanama, dated 17.02.2016. Counsel for the petitioner contended that the suspicion of the respondents, that the seized stock of rice is PDS rice, is not correct; that the petitioner is eager to cooperate for the expeditious disposal of the case filed under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (for short ' the Act') against him; that the petitioner filed an application on 11.02.2016 before the 2nd respondent for release of the seized stock, but the 2nd respondent is not releasing the same; and that the petitioner is willing to furnish a bank guarantee for the value of the stock seized and subject to the said condition, the stock may be released to the petitioner.

The Government Pleader appearing for the respondents did not oppose for release of stock to the petitioner on furnishing bank guarantee for the same. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to furnish a bank guarantee for the value of the seized stock to the 2nd respondent and also to keep the said bank guarantee alive during the pendency of proceedings under Section 6A of the Act. Subject to the petitioner acting in this manner, the seized stock be released to the petitioner by the 2nd respondent. The 2nd respondent shall also complete the proceedings under Section 6A of the Act against the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition, shall also be closed.

______________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM, J.

Date:06.04.2016.

kvrm HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM

WRIT PETITION No.11156 OF 2016 Date:06.04.2016 kvrm