IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 3371 OF 2010 Between: The Toddy Tapers Cooperative Society, Andole Group, Andole Village and Mandal, Medak District, rep. by its President, T.Rama Goud and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The Deputy Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Sangareddy Division, Office at Sangareddy, Medak District and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 3371 of 2010 ORDER : The 1st petitioner claims to be the President of the Toddy Tapers Cooperative Society, Andole village, Medak District holding a licence for running a toddy depot. The 2nd petitioner is the owner of the Eicher DCM Van bearing Regd. No. AP 23 W 4445, which was leased out to the 1st petitioner-Society for the purpose of transportation of the toddy from the depot to its constituent shops. On 09.02.2010 Crime No.564/2009-10 was registered alleging that the 1st petitioner was in possession of more quantity of toddy and accordingly the stock in the Depot as well as the vehicle belonging to the 2nd petitioner were seized. Though, the 1st petitioner has subsequently filed an application for release of the seized stock in terms of Rule 48(2) of Andhra Pradesh Excise (Grant of Licence to sell toddy conditions of Licence and Tapping of Excise trees) Rules, 2007, the respondents failed to consider. Hence, the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to release the seized stock. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner’s application is pending before the competent authorities, without going into the merits of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners dated 10.02.2010 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law for release of vehicle as well as the stock as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ____________ Date: 17.02.2010 G. ROHINI, J. Ivd