THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33206 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit in support of writ petition the petitioner herein prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in locking the house bearing D.No.12-2-870 located at Sai Nagar, 1st cross of Anantapur without any reason is illegal, arbitrary, in violation of principles of natural justice and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to handover the possession of the building bearing D.No.12-2-870 located at Sai Nagar, 1st cross of Anantapur in the interest of justice.” Petitioner is the owner of premises bearing No.12-2-870 situated at Sai Nagar, 1st cross of Anantapur. One K.Narasimha Reddy lodged a complaint on 10.12.2010 before the third respondent - Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Anantapur District, stating that M.Shiva Prasad and two others started the work shop in the name of Sammohana Imagination work shop and cheated the students by collecting amounts for providing certificates for their courses and job guarantee, and requested to take action. Based on the said complaint, a case in Crime No.401 of 2010 was registered for the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC and in connection with the same, the police effected seizure of computers and other articles, which are inside the office premises or the institution. It is also stated that seizure is also reported to the Magistrate. The petitioner questions the locking of premises bearing No.12- 2-870. When the matter is taken up today, based on the written instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that certain seized articles are inside the premises. In that view of the matter, as the seizure is reported to the Magistrate, no direction can be issued by this Court in this writ petition. Keeping open to the petitioner to move the Magistrate concerned for removal of the locks effected on the premises belonging to him, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 21st JANUARY, 2011. Note: issue c.c. by 24.01.2011. kvni