THE HONBLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.23749 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in considering the request of the petitioner for interim release of black jaggery seized from the business premises of the petitioner vide crime No.69/2006 of Devipatnam Police Station as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise appearing for the respondents and keeping in view that the impugned seizure took place long back in the year 2006, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner’s application dated 20.04.2007 for release of the seized stock and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 31.10.2008. Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No: 23749 of 2008 Between: Bathula Venkateswara Rao @ Venkanna Babu S/o. Suryanarayana, M/s. Srinivasa General Merchants, R/o. Gokavaram (V) and (M), E.G. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Kakinada Division at Kakinada, E.G District. 2 The Station House Officer, Devipatnam P.S., Devipatnam, E.G District. ..RESPONDENTS 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in ordering interim release of the Black Jaggery seized from the business premises of the petitioner by the 2nd respondent in connection with Crime No.69 of 2006 of Devipatnam P.S. as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to release the seized stock of Black Jaggery to the petitioner forthwith and to complete the conﬁscation proceedings at an early date, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. N.SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: