THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.24385 OF 2009 11th November 2009 Between: G.Venkata Ramana. …PETITIONER AND The State of A.P., rep.by the Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others. …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.24385 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is the owner of a Tractor and Trailer bearing No.AP 04 W 0020 and AP 04 W 0021 respectively. It is stated to have been leased in favour of one Nagalla Vemaiah. The Tractor with Trailer was seized on 09.03.2009. by the third respondent, on the allegation that it was utilized in transporting 46 logs of Red Sandal and was produced before the second respondent. The petitioner claims to have submitted an application for release of the vehicle. His grievance is that, though several months have been elapsed, his application has not been considered yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forest. The second respondent is conferred with the power to deal with the applications for release of the vehicles seized for offences under the A.P. Forest Act, 1967. The applications of that nature cannot be kept pending for a long time. The very purpose of filing of such applications would be defeated, on account of the delay. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to pass orders on the application submitted by the petitioner for release of the Tractor and Trailer bearing No.AP 04 W 0020 and AP 04 W 0021 respectively, within a period of two {2} weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 11th November 2009 RRB