IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17433 of 2007 Between: A. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Chandraiah, R/o. H.No. 6-2-234, New Boiguda, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Police, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent of Police, Sangareddy, Medak District. 3 The Station House Officer, Mulugu Police Station, Mulugu, Medak District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:VADDEMANI SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents : AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to release Car being Registration No.AP10 Q 8595 (Tata Indicom) to the petitioner by declaring the action of respondent No.3 in unjustly detaining the Car as arbitrary and illegal. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on instructions, stated that the Car, which was kept by the petitioner in the Police Station for safe custody was taken back by him on 13.08.2007 itself and she produced a copy of letter, dated 13.08.2007 given by the petitioner to respondent No.3. The letter of the petitioner is placed on record and the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. Liberty is, however, given to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy in the event the claim of respondent No.3 that the petitioner was allowed to take away his Car is found to be false. As a sequel to disposal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.22322 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 24th APRIL, 2008 kvni