THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7589 OF 2010 Dated 7th April, 2010 Between: Jaldi Naga Sarveswara Rao …Petitioner And The Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector And another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri A.Prabhakar Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Prohibition and Excise The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare seizure of auto bearing No.AP/20-V/5049 with 20 bags of black jaggery each weighing 50 kgs as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to return the seized vehicle along with the jaggery. I have heard Sri A.Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise representing the respondents. The abovementioned vehicle of the petitioner along with the black jaggery was seized by respondent No.1 on 17.04.2009. Following the said seizure, Crime No.60/2009-2010 was registered for the offences under Sections 34(2) read with 34(e) and 36 of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968. The petitioner claimed that he made an application on 20.11.2009 before respondent No.2 for release of the auto. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said application is not disposed of. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise submitted that proceedings before respondent No.2 for confiscation of the seized vehicle along with the material are pending. Inasmuch as seizure has taken place nearly one year back, I do not find it appropriate to direct release of the auto. Instead interests of justice would be met if the proceedings pending before respondent No.2 are disposed of early. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to dispose of the confiscation proceedings pending before him within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.9752 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 7th April, 2010 vrn