( 1 ) BOTH the writ Appeal and the Writ petition arise out of the same transactions and since the parties are the same, they are posted together. That is why we are disposing of them under a common judgment. The appeal is against the decision of our learned brother, Jeevan Reddy, J. in writ Petition No. 5264 of 1977.

( 2 ) THE material facts are; The writ petitioner who is the respondent in Writ Appeal No. 38 of 1978 is the forest contractor for plot No. 1 in mahadevpur Range of forest in Karimnagar District for the year 1977-78. The consideration is Rs. 1,24,000/ -. The period commenced on 1-2-1977 and expired on 31-1-1978. He paid the total amount of consideration.

( 3 ) THE case of the petitioner is that in June, 1977, the Divisional forest Officer, Flying Squad Division, Warangal inspected the petitioner s area and found 87 trees had been illicitly failed in the areas surrounding the petitioner s coupe. On that allegation, he seized the entire forest produce within the coupe as well as 87 logs alleged to have been failed and transported illegally. He called upon the petitioner to deposit a sum of rs. 25,000/- as a condition for releasing the material seized from within his fore

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