IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 20127 of 2000 Between: Gulam Hafeez, son of Gulam Habeeb, aged 30 years, Occ: business, H.No.17-1-315/1/D, Owaisi colony, Edi Bazar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, A.P.,Hyderabad. 2. Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Hyderabad division at Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order orl direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure of auto bearing No.AP-11U 2265 of the petitioner in Crime No.80/99-2000 dated 12.1.2000 of Station House Officer, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy district as illegal, arbitrarykl without jurisdiction and direct the respondents to release the said auto in favour of the petitioner forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.H.GHANASHYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard both sides. 2. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner’s grievance was only as against the seizure of the auto bearing No.AP-11-U-2265 in Crime No.80/1999-2000 by the Station House Officer, Saroornagar Police Station, Ranga Reddy District, on certain allegations of involvement of the said vehicle in an offence. 3. This Court has granted interim direction to release the said vehicle as per the orders passed in W.P.M.P.No.25525 of 2000 dated 11-12-2000. Having regard to the same, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is liable to be dismissed. 4 . Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. It shall, however, be open to the respondents to finalize the main proceedings. Sd/-MOHD.MAHMOOD ALI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, A.P.,Hyderabad. 2. The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Hyderabad division at Hyderabad. 3. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Prohibition and Excise, HighCourt Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two CD copies. DATED:4/8/2000 ORDER W.P.NO.20127 OF 2000 DISMISSING THE WP.