THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.28086 of 2011 Dated 14th October, 2011 Between: B.Venkateswar Reddy …Petitioner And The Forest Range Officer, Narsampet Range, Warangal District and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.A.Rajaram For Sri B.A.Prakash Reddy Counsel for respondents: AGP for Forests The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to set aside proceedings in P.O.R.No.1439/29, dated 26.09.2011, of respondent No.3 and consequently direct the respondents to release the petitioner’s vehicle bearing registration No.AP24 X 3355. As regards the prayer for quashing the preliminary offence report, the learned counsel for the petitioner has fairly conceded that such a relief cannot be granted at this stage. With regard to the direction to release the seized vehicle, the petitioner has concededly not approached the competent authority under Section 44 of the A.P.Forest Act, 1967 for release of the seized vehicle. In the opinion of this Court, unless an application is filed seeking release of the seized vehicle, pending confiscation proceedings, cause of action for approaching this Court by way of a writ petition does not arise. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case with liberty to the petitioner to make an application before the competent authority for release of the seized vehicle and in the event of his failure to secure release, the petitioner shall be free to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.34651 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th October, 2011 Note: Issue CC by 17.10.2011. (b/o) VGB