IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3046 of 2010 Between: Smt. E. Kusuma … Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Dept., of Forests, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P. Punna Rao for Sri K.S. Murthy Counsel for the respondents: GP for Forests This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3046 of 2010 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seizing Innova Car bearing No.AP 03 AF 7279 and cash of Rs.3,10,530/- along with four mobile phones, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner also sought for a consequential relief of setting aside proceedings dated 02.01.2010. This Court, by order dated 11.02.2010, directed the respondents to release the Innova Car, cash of Rs.3,10,530/- and the mobile phones to the petitioner subject to the condition of her furnishing bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.5,00,000/-. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in pursuance of the said interim direction, the Car along with cash and mobile phones were released to the petitioner. In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. It is, however, made clear that release of the seized articles including the Car shall be subject to the result of the confiscation proceedings pending before respondent No.2. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.3992 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 20.07.2010 ES