HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITON NO. 6719 OF 2005 Thursday, the Twenty Fourth day of February, Two Thousand and Eleven Between T.Wswar Reddy Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, Guntur and others Respondents ORDER: The petitioner seeks to issue mandamus declaring action of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Macherla Mandal, Guntur District in seizing the vehicle bearing Registration No. AP-07-TT-5449 as illegal and arbitrary and to direct the first respondent to release the said vehicle in favour of the petitioner. This court while admitting the writ petition directed the first respondent to release the vehicle in favour of the petitioner on the condition of the petitioner furnishing security equivalent to the value of the lorry as assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector and also upon the petitioner furnishing an undertaking that the vehicle will not be alienated or encumbered in any manner whatsoever and will be produced as and when required by the respondents. No counter is filed by the respondents so far. As the vehicle is seized only on the ground that the case registered under Essential Commodities Act is pending, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of holding that the interim order will be subject to the outcome of the enquiry, if any, pending under Essential Commodities Act. No order as to cost. ___________________ Justice V.Eswaraiah February 24, 2011 MAS