THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7014 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent – Government in not passing orders on the application of the petitioner seeking release of vehicle bearing No.AP20 X 7245 to him pending disposal of revision filed by him, as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioner is the owner of aforesaid vehicle, which was seized on the ground that during a check, the inspecting authorities found therein 20 liters of I.D.Liquor in a plastic can. Pursuant to such seizure, proceedings were initiated for confiscation and the third respondent - Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Khammam Division, passed order on 02.02.2010 in Cr.No.311/2009/P&E/A1 for confiscation of the vehicle in question. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred appeal before the second respondent - Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, who in turn, by his order, dated 06.05.2010, dismissed the appeal and confirmed the order passed by the third respondent. It is stated that as against the said order, the petitioner filed revision before the first respondent on 07.07.2010. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though an application was filed before the first respondent/revisional authority for release of the vehicle in question, it has not been considered and there is no reason or justification for the revisional authority in not considering the application and also revision filed by him. As much as the order of confiscation passed by the third respondent was confirmed in the appeal by the second respondent and in view of pendency of the revision before the first respondent, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent/revisional authority to dispose of the revision filed by the petitioner on 07.07.2010 within a period of two (2) months from today. It is needless to observe that the petitioner will be given an opportunity of hearing before appropriate orders are passed by the first respondent/revisional authority. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Pending disposal of the revision by the first respondent, the respondents shall not alienate the vehicle in question and keep the same in proper custody. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 18th MARCH, 2011. Note: issue c.c. by 22.03.2011. kvni