IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 15938 of 2008 Between: M/s. S.M.S. Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Rep. by Sri P. Ramesh Babu, R/o. 17, 4th Floor, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Motor Vehicles Inspector, State Transport Authority, Vigilance & Enforcement (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 will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure of the Petitioner's vehicle bearing No. TN/57C-7579 seized under Vehicle Check Report No. 1683584 dt. 21-7-2008 by the 2nd respondent as illegal, arbitrary unjust and consequently direct the Respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner forthwith and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.SIVA RAMA KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 15938 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the seizure of the petitioner’s vehicle bearing No.TN/57C – 7579 seized under vehicle check report No.1683584, dated 21-07-2008 by the second respondent as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard both sides. 3. When the matter is coming up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner reports that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.3768 of 2008, dated 22-02-2008. 4. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.3768 of 2008. No order as to costs. ___________________ B. PRAKASA RAO, J. __________________ R. KANTHA RAO, J. Date: 31-07-2008 Note: Issue Wire at Party’s costs. B/o Rns. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}