THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.35104 of 1997 Dated: June 12, 2006 Between: S. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. China Venkaiah, aged about 30 years, C/o. Ram Mohan Lorry Office, Door No.11-62-211, Canal Road, Vijayawada. … Petitioner And The Divisional Forest Officer, Kottagudem, Khammam District, and two others. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking Mandamus questioning the action of the second respondent in seizing the vehicle of the petitioner bearing No.AP.16.T.2087, by his proceedings dated 23-01-1997, and for a consequential direction to the respondents to release the said vehicle. 2. Learned Government Pleader for Forests appearing for the respondents submits that consequent to the seizure of the said vehicle, final orders had been passed, confiscating the vehicle of the petitioner. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner reports no instructions in the matter and requests the court to pass appropriate orders in the matter. 4. In view of the fact that final orders had been passed confiscating the said vehicle, the seizure of the vehicle, challenged in this writ petition, cannot be declared as illegal at this stage. 5. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY June 12, 2006 MRR