IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.4612 of 2008 Between: Katakam Seshagiri Rao, s/o. Late Narayana Rao, R/o. H.No. 49-19- 16/2, Lalitha Nagar, Visakhapatnam. ...PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, A.P., Abids, Hyderabad. 2 The Inspector of Police, Anti-Corrupation Bureau, Srikakulam. 3 ING VYSYA Bank, Rep by its Branch Manager, Lalitha Nagar, Visakhapatnam - 16. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the proceedings dated 21-9- 2006 requesting the 3rd respondent bank to freeze as illegal, arbitrary and unauthorized by law and consequently direct the respondents to release the amounts forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAVI SHANKAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.RAVI KIRAN RAO (SC & SPL.PP FOR ACB) The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.4612 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the proceedings dated 21.09.2006 issued by respondent No.3 whereby, the petitioner’s account has been frozen as illegal and arbitrary. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the same was passed on the letter addressed by respondent No.1 on 27.06.2006 to freeze the petitioner’s accounts in connection with an investigation into properties of one Gedela Appa Rao, a public servant. Sri V.Ravi Kiran Rao, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2, on instructions, submitted that investigation made by respondent Nos.1 and 2 revealed that the accounts held by the petitioner have no connection with the said Gedela Appa Rao and that they may be permitted to address an appropriate letter to respondent No.3 to defreeze the account of the petitioner. In view of the submission of the learned counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of permitting respondent Nos.1 and 2 to write an appropriate letter to respondent No.3 for defreezing the account of the petitioner. On receipt of such letter, respondent No.3 shall immediately permit the petitioner to operate the accounts in question. This exercise shall be completed within a period of three {3} weeks from today. _______________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 18th March 2008 Note: CC by one week B/O RRB Copy To: To 1.2CCs to Standing Counsel and Special Public Prosecutor for ACB. 2.2CD copies