THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6900 OF 2010 Dated 26th March, 2010 Between: Ram Gopal Lodh … Petitioner And The Deputy Commissioner and Two others … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri S.Chalapathi Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Prohibition & Excise The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings dated 23.12.2009, whereby respondent No.2 has declined to release the auto, pending the appeal before him. I have heard Sri S.Chalapathi Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise. The petitioner’s auto was seized on 08.05.2009 as it was allegedly found involved in an excise offence. After following the procedure, respondent No.1 confiscated the auto vide his order dated 27.08.2009. Questioning the said order, the petitioner filed appeal before respondent No.2, which is pending. The petitioner also filed an application for granting interim custody of the vehicle, which was rejected by respondent No.2 by the impugned order. In my considered opinion, as the auto was seized as far back as May, 2009 and the appeal is pending since December, 2009, it would be appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to dispose of the appeal at an early date. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal, in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Pending the appeal, the respondents shall not auction the confiscated auto. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.8901 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 26th March, 2010 vrn