HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.20353 of 2011 ORDER: Pending proceedings initiated by the Excise Department for confiscation of jeep bearing No.AP04 B 9747, the petitioner is seeking release of his vehicle by filing the present writ petition. I have heard Sri S.A.K.Mynoddin, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise. The proceedings for confiscation under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 are admittedly pending before respondent No.3. If the jeep is continued to be kept in the departmental custody, its condition is likely to deteriorate. In view of the same, ends of justice would be met if the jeep is released to the petitioner on suitable conditions. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms. i) Within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, respondent No.3 shall get the value of the jeep assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector concerned. ii) The jeep shall be released to the petitioner on his furnishing bank guarantee for the value as assessed by the Motor Vehicle Inspector. iii) The petitioner shall not alienate or create third party rights in the vehicle and alter the chassis or the body of the vehicle pending completion of confiscation proceedings and he shall produce the vehicle as and when required by the Department in connection with the pending proceedings. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J Date:27.07.2011 Note:Furnish copy within two days bo usd