THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8338 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner is Sarpanch of Koruturu Gram Panchayat, Polavaram Mandal, West Godavari District. It is stated that with a view to provide building material to the needy people, she requested the certain ryots of the village to spare the necessary mango trees in their land and accordingly, Bujari Reddamma and Kukuri Sreeramulu of the village are said to have given 12 withered mango trees. The petitioner contends that the logs recovered from the field were taken to a Saw Mill at Tallapudi for the purpose of cutting into sizes and there, the second respondent has seized the logs. The petitioner contends that the timber is not a prohibited commodity and at any rate, there is no trade in it. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forests. While admitting the writ petition on 07.08.2002, this Court directed release of the seized stock, on finding that the alleged violation was not on the part of the owner of the timber. In case the petitioner was found to have violated the provisions of the A.P. Forest Act, 1967 and the Rules made thereunder, it is always open to the second respondent to initiate proceedings under the relevant provisions of law. If any proceedings have been initiated by this time, the release of the seized mango timber, ordered by this Court, shall be subject to the outcome of the same. On the other hand, if no proceedings were initiated against the petitioner as yet, no further action can be taken at this stage. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the release of the seized mango timber ordered by this Court in favour of the petitioner shall abide by the orders that have been passed, if any, against the petitioner under the relevant provisions of the law. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:19.12.2008 kdl