HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15681 of 2011 Date: June 10, 2011 Between: S. Maqbul Basha @ Ahammad ... Petitioner And 1. The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Anantapur & another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15681 of 2011 O R D E R: The petitioner’s vehicle bearing registration No.AP 02 V 6535 was seized in Crime No.222/2010-2011 of Kadiri Prohibition and Excise Station on the allegation that the said vehicle was used for transporting 300 Kgs. of Jaggery unauthorizedly. The petitioner approached the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Anantapur, seeking release of the said vehicle. By the impugned order dated 11.01.2011, the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Anantapur, directed release of the vehicle upon the petitioner furnishing a Fixed Deposit Receipt for a sum of Rs.90,000/- towards the assessed value of the vehicle and upon giving an undertaking to the effect that he would not sell/alienate or transfer the vehicle. The petitioner is aggrieved by the condition imposed with regard to furnishing of monetary security. 2. Sri S.D. Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, stated that his client was unable to mobilize funds for the purpose of generating a Fixed Deposit Receipt for the sum of Rs.90,000/- and prayed that he may be permitted to furnish immovable property security of the said value. 3. As the endeavour of the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Anantapur, as is evident from the impugned proceeding dated 11.01.2011, is to obtain adequate security for the release of the vehicle and as immovable property security would suffice for this purpose, there shall be a direction to the respondents to release the petitioner’s vehicle bearing registration No.AP 02 V 6535 upon the petitioner furnishing immovable property security of or above the value of Rs.90,000/- and submitting an undertaking that he would not sell, alienate or transfer the said vehicle pending disposal of the case and that he would maintain the same and produce it at the time and place directed by the authorities as and when required. 4. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No order as to costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: June 10, 2011. BSB