Shanigaram Venkat Reddy v. The State Of Telangana, Rep. By Its Prindpal Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.9013 of 2015 BETWEEN Shanigaram Venkat Reddy.

... PETITIONER AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Department of Revenue), A.P. Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and others.

...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Heard.

2. The Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise passed an order of confiscation dated 27.03.2015 after considering the petitioner's reply to the show cause notice. Hence, the remedy for the petitioner is to prefer an appeal under the A.P.Excise Act, 1968 and, as such, there is no reason to entertain this writ petition.

3. Petitioner is at liberty to approach the appellate authority, if he desires to question the said order. If such an appeal is filed, the appellate authority will consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J April 1, 2015 Lmv