IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 20320 of 2005 Between: Padam Janardhan Reddy and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector & Magistrate, Mahaboobnagar and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in directing the 2nd respondent to seize and attach the properties belonging to the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation. In pursuance of the report sent to the Government in File No.C1/2639/03 and the letter of the Superintendent of Police, Mahabubnagar, 16.03.2003, the 1st respondent passed the impugned orders dated 17.06.2003, directing the 2nd respondent to seize the properties of the petitioners. The petitioners made a representation to the 1st respondent on 23.02.2004 and 03.06.2004, requesting to release the properties and permit them to do business in respect of the properties shown in the impugned proceedings. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the 1st respondent on the representations of the petitioners dated 23.02.2004 and 03.06.2004 in accordance with law. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the 1st respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioners dated 23.02.2004 and 03.06.2004, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU,J Dated: 15.09.2005 Dsr