THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22329 of 2005 Dated:24.10.2005 Between: E.L.N.V. Prasad, S/o. E.V. Narayana, R/o. Nandimandalam Village, Pendilimarry Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Divisional Forest Officer, Kadapa, Kadapa District, and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22329 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner is the owner of a tractor bearing No.AP 26 U 8419 and trailor bearing No.AP 26 U 8420. The same was seized on 31.08.2005 on an allegation that it was involved in transporting 84 Red sanders logs. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an application before the first respondent for interim release of the tractor-trailor. By impugned order dated 19.09.2005, the request was rejected by the first respondent observing that he has sufficient reasons to believe that a forest offence has been committed in respect of the Red sanders which was smuggled by the said tractor. At the time of admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests brought to the notice of this Court that by order, being OR No.30/2005-2006/A5, dated 20.10.2005 the first respondent has ordered confiscation of the forest produce as well as the tractor-trailor. Therefore, it is not proper for this Court to express any opinion on the validity of the impugned order of the first respondent, which is of interim nature. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the final orders of the confiscation, liberty is given to him to file appropriate appeal before the District Court under Section 44(2-E) of the A.P.Forest Act, 1967. The Writ Petition, with the above observation, is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 24.10.2005 vs