IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO : 9927 of 2001 Between: Md. Ismail, S/o Abdul Rahmanbelkoni, R/o Taj Colony, Basawakalyan, Bidhar Distric,. Karnataka State. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad Division, Hyderabad. 2 Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise, Rajendranagar. …RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in rejecting the petition for interim custody in proceedings No. C4/891/2001 dated 2-3-2001 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Principles of natural justice. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and the High Court order dated 16- 5-2001 made in WPMP.No. 12461 of 2001 and upon hearing the arguments of Sri K. Srinivasa Rao Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Asst. Govt. Pleader Proh. and Excise for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Shri K. Srinivasa Rao for the petitioner. Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise for the respondents. In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to release vehicle bearing No. KA-01-A-3990. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise invited my attention to the fact that even though by an interim order, the court had directed release of the vehicle, the petitioner did not come forward to take the vehicle. Put up on 08-08-2007 so as to enable the learned Assistant Government pleader to seek information from the concerned authorities and make a statement about the present status of the vehicle as also the criminal case registered against the petitioner. Sd/-S.V.RAMANA MURTHY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Dy. Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Hyderabad Division, Hyderabad. 2 The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddy District. 3. 2 CCs to the Asst. Govt. Pleader for Proh. and Excise, High court of A.P.Hyderabad. (O.U.T) 4. One C.C.to Sri M. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Advocate. (OPUC) 5. One spare copy. Bsr HIGH COURT HC.J. DATED 1-08-2007 PUT UP ON 08-08-2007. ORDER W.P.NO. 9927 OF 2001 DIRECTION BSR DT. 2-8-2007 HIGH COURT HC.J. DATED 1-08-2007 PUT UP ON 08-08-2007. ORDER W.P.NO. 9927 OF 2001 DIRECTION