THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2003 Dated: 11.11.2010 Between: State of Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND Mohd. Waliuddin, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2003 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the Forest Range Officer, Adilabad District challenging the order dated 17.12.2002 passed by the District Judge, Adilabad in I.A.No.691 of 2002 in C.M.A.No.5 of 2002. The material available on record shows that aggrieved by the confiscation order dated 20.11.2001 made by the Authorised Officer, Khanapur under Section 44 (2-A) of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 directing confiscation of the teak logs together with a lorry and jeep, the respondent herein preferred C.M.A.No.5 of 2002 before the District Court, Adilabad. Pending the said appeal, the learned District Judge by order dated 17.12.2002 in I.A.No.691 of 2002 ordered release of the jeep bearing No. AP-1D 5069 on furnishing Bank guarantee for a sum of Rs. 40,000/-. The said order has been challenged in this writ petition filed by the Forest Range Officer, Khanapur. This Court, while issuing rule nisi, by order dated 28.01.2003 in W.P.M.P.No.2024 of 2003, granted interim suspension of the impugned order dated 17.12.2002. Despite notice, no counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent and the interim order dated 28.01.2003 continued in operation all through. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly keeping in view that the impugned order was only an interim order pending C.M.A.No.5 of 2002 on the file of the District Court, Adilabad, the interference by this Court is not warranted at this stage. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Judge, Adilabad to dispose of C.M.A.No. 5 of 2002, if not already disposed of as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, the impugned order dated 17.12.2002 shall remain suspended. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 11.11.2010 KLP