PATNA, India, July 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 10:

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. This writ petition has been filed for the following relief(s):-

"That this present writ application is being filed for grant of interest over and above the paid price of the food grains, which was seized on 27.01.2014, in connection with FIR bearing Tajpur/Police Station Case No. 31/2014, instituted under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, Confiscation Case No. 10/2014 for the reason that the present petitioner is entitled for the interest as per the Provision contained in section 6- C (2) of the Essential Commodities Act 1955, particularly when the petitioner has been Honourably acquitted in the said...