IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4467 OF 1998 Between: Y. Srinivas, S/o. Krishna Moorthy, aged about 35 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Vijayawada ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Mahabubnagar Division, at Mahabubnagar. 2. The Prohibition & Excise Sub Inspector, S.H.O., Jedcharla, Mahabubnagar District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by calling for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings passed by the first respondent in Cr.No.B1/3225/97 dated 7-8-1997 and declare the same as arbitrary, illegal, void ab-initio besides violative of Articles 14, 19(1) (g) of Constitution of India besides principles of natural justice and pass such other order/s. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Y. RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No. : GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) As the writ petition is filed against the interim order dated 07-08-1997 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Mahabubnagar Division refusing to give interim custody of the lorry to the petitioner pending disposal of the confiscation proceedings, it is stated that no orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not pressed. __________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J June 25, 2009. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J PV