THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2423 of 2011 Dated 08th February, 2011 Between: Narege Rajaiah …Petitioner And The Authorised Officer and the Assistant Conservator of Forest, Warangal, North Division and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri A.Prabhakar Rao Counsel for respondents: AGP for Forests The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the seizure of tractor, bearing registration No.AP36 AB 7107, vide proceedings in POR No.117/OR/B/2010-11, dated 25.11.2010, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to release the tractor. The petitioner’s tractor was seized on 25.11.2010 on the ground that it was used for removal of forest bushes worth Rs.3,550/- over a forest land. On the basis of a preliminary offence report, respondent No.1 initiated proceedings under Section 44 of the A.P.Forest Act, 1967 for confiscation of the vehicle and issued show-cause notice on 25.11.2010, to which, the petitioner is stated to have submitted his explanation. While the said proceedings are pending, the present writ petition is filed with the above prayer. At the hearing, Sri A.Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, stated that due to ignorance, the petitioner did not approach respondent No.1 with an application for release of the vehicle. In my opinion, unless the petitioner moved respondent No.1 for release of the vehicle and failed to get an order in that regard, he cannot approach this Court. Since this procedure is not followed, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition at this stage. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent No.1 with an appropriate application for release of the tractor. On such application being received by respondent No.1, the same shall be disposed of expeditiously, after examining the feasibility of release of the vehicle. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.3005 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 08th February, 2011 VGB