IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18410 of 2006 Between: C. Babulu S/o. Munaiah R/o. C/o. M.S.S. Wines, Netaji Road, Satyavedu, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Forest Range Officer, Tirupati, Office of Sub Divisional Forest Officer, 2 Sub Divisional Forest Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein in rejecting the application of the petitioner seeking enlargement of time for produce the Lorry bearing No. AP-31-W-0869 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India; and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to grant time up to 15/10/2006 to the petitioner to produce the Lorry bearing No. AP-31-W-0869 before the said authority, pending disposal of the above writ petition; and to pass such other order or orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Sekhar for Sri P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: Asst. GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18410 OF 2006 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct respondent No.2 to enlarge time given for production of lorry, vide: his proceedings OR No.70/2000-01/S1, dated ---8-2006. Heard Sri Sekhar, learned counsel, representing Sri P.Venugopal, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests. On 7-9-2006 this Court passed the following order:- “Notice before admission. There shall be a direction to the respondents not to encash the bank guarantee furnished by the petitioner while releasing the vehicle, pending proceedings”. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the vehicle is now available with the petitioner, he is prepared to produce the same before respondent No.2. Since the grievance of the petitioner raised in this Writ Petition is limited - viz., that respondent No.2 has not given sufficient time to produce the vehicle - and in view of readiness of the petitioner to produce the same at this juncture, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: (1) The petitioner is permitted to produce lorry bearing registration No. AP 31-W-0869 before respondent No.2 within a period of two weeks from today; and (2) On such production, respondent No.2 shall not insist on encashment of bank guarantee and proceed with the adjudication of the case. --------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 18-2-2008 MNR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Forest Range Officer, Tirupati, Office of Sub Divisional Forest Officer, 2 Sub Divisional Forest Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}