HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.9709 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner has prayed that a direction be issued to the respondents to release his Auto bearing No. AP 24 W 7985 seized by the 1st respondent on 21.2.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to furnish adequate sureties for the release of the said vehicle. The facts of the case are that on 21.2.2011 at about 6.35 p.m., while the Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector, Haliya along with the Station House Officer, Haliya Police Station were proceeding towards the outskirts of Madhapur Thanda, they found one Ramavat Ashok transporting I.D. arrack, black jaggery and alum by the aforementioned auto. On seeing the Inspector, Ramavat Ashok left the auto and ran away. During enquiry, it has been found that Ramavat Ashok was supplying black jaggery, alum and arrack to one Voore Sridhar. As Ramavat Ashok and Voore Sridhar ran away from the scene of occurrence, the auto was seized along with its contents and a case was registered. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and the same be released to him. Admittedly, the vehicle is being used for transporting arrack, a banned substance as per Section 7-A of A.P. Prohibition Act, 1995. Apart from the above, the competent authority in the present case is the Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Nalgonda. The petitioner ought to have made his grievance before the said competent authority. There is no merit in this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. ______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J DATE: 11th April, 2011 pnb