THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO :21822 of 2009 DATED: 13-10-2009 Between: Banothu Dharma. ..... PETITIONER And The Station House Officer, Prohibition & Excise, Wyra, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT ORDER: The vehicle of the petitioner, namely Honda Shine bearing No.AP 20 AA 9563, was seized by the respondent herein on the ground that he is carrying 50 lts of I.D.liquor in the said vehicle. Thereafter, a case in Cr.No.352/09-10 was registered on 15-09-2009. The same is questioned in this Writ Petition. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the competent authority to order release of the vehicle is the Deputy Commissioner, however he is not arrayed as a party in this Writ Petition. 3. Having heard both the learned counsel, this Court directs the petitioner to approach the Deputy Commissioner and file an application seeking release of the vehicle and on such application being filed, the Deputy Commissioner may consider the same and release the vehicle on condition of the petitioner executing third party security equivalent to the value of the vehicle as assessed by him within a period of fifteen days from today. Further the Deputy Commissioner may take an undertaking from the petitioner that he will produce the vehicle as and when required and he will not alienate the same during the pendency of the said case. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ T.GOPALAKRISHNA,J 13th October, 2009. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy